Erawan Museum

About this Place

The Erawan Museum is one of Thailand's most visually extraordinary cultural attractions — a massive three-headed elephant statue (Erawan, the mythological vehicle of the god Indra) standing 43 metres tall above a Thai-Chinese-style building. The lower building is an antique repository of Asian ceramics, Buddha images, and religious artefacts from across Southeast Asia. The interior of the elephant's enormous legs is accessible — a spiral staircase climbs through three levels decorated with stained glass depicting Buddhist cosmological scenes. The upper interior of the elephant's body contains a shrine. The entire structure is a labour of devotion by the same family that created the Ancient City. The museum's gardens contain additional sculpture and art. Located 5km south of the Ancient City and accessible from Bangkok's BTS Erawan Museum station (extended line). A uniquely Thai hybrid of museum, monument, and place of worship unlike anything else on earth.