• placement: superzone
  • path: destinations/pois/hero
  • containerId: gpt-ad-297021344843
  • possible size: [970, 250], [970, 90], [728, 90], [320, 50], [1, 1],
  • targeting: 
    {
  "url": "points-of-interest/assumption-cathedral/408054",
  "destination": "Bangkok",
  "title": "bangkok",
  "type": "City",
  "city": "Bangkok",
  "continent": "Asia",
  "country": "Thailand",
  "refresh": 30,
  "refresh_limit": 3
}

Assumption Cathedral

Marking the ascendancy of the French missionary influence in Bangkok during the reign of Rama II (King Phraphutthaloetla Naphalai; r 1809–24), the current incarnation of this Romanesque church with its rich golden interior dates from 1910, and hosted a mass by Pope John Paul II in 1984; his statue now stands outside the main door. The schools associated with the cathedral are considered some of the best in Thailand.

  • placement: superzone
  • path: destinations/pois/middle
  • containerId: gpt-ad-326723248529
  • possible size: [970, 250], [970, 90], [728, 90], [320, 50], [1, 1],
  • targeting: 
    {
  "url": "points-of-interest/assumption-cathedral/408054",
  "destination": "Bangkok",
  "title": "bangkok",
  "type": "City",
  "city": "Bangkok",
  "continent": "Asia",
  "country": "Thailand",
  "refresh": 30,
  "refresh_limit": 3
}

Must-see attractions

Explore all
  • placement: superzone
  • path: destinations/pois/superzone
  • containerId: gpt-ad-172812786440
  • possible size: [970, 250], [970, 90], [728, 90], [320, 50], [1, 1],
  • targeting: 
    {
  "url": "points-of-interest/assumption-cathedral/408054",
  "destination": "Bangkok",
  "title": "bangkok",
  "type": "City",
  "city": "Bangkok",
  "continent": "Asia",
  "country": "Thailand",
  "refresh": 30,
  "refresh_limit": 3
}