The latest tourist attraction in my province is Chang Erawan, the giant Three Headed Elephant. As you drive along Sukhumwit Road from Bangkok to Samut Prakan you cannot fail to notice this 29 metre high elephant. If you count the building it stands on then it is 43.6 metres high! It only costs 50 baht to wander around the gardens and another 100 baht to enter the museum in the basement and then up to the belly of the elephant. One of its back legs is a lift to a viewpoint of the surrounding area. The stained glass window in this picture is the top of the base where the elephant stands. You can see all of this in the video.
This video clip shows you how big the elephant is. In the first
shot, look out for the small figure of the worker with the elephant
towering behind her. People pray at the shrine to ask for good luck
from the elephant. This place is popular on the day before the lottery
winners are announced.
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