Many cities in Thailand, including Bangkok, have a pillar that symbolically marks the city's founding and to which the people pay homage. The small shrine surrounding the city pillar in Nakhon Si Thammarat is a pretty, all-white building with beautiful stucco decorations on its exterior walls. The golden pillar stands at its center. If you need information or maps to further plan your visit to the province, you can take the opportunity to visit the city's tourism office, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) office, located right next door.

Just a 2-3 minute walk from the most interesting part of the old city walls of Nakhon Si Thammarat.

The City Pillar Shrine is a temple. When visiting a temple in Thailand, there are some rules to observe: appropriate clothing (knees and shoulders should be covered), remove shoes upon entering the building, be quiet, no hugging or kissing, do not point your feet at the Buddha statue, and do not smoke.

How to get there

How do you get to the City Pillar Shrine? It's just a 2-3 minute walk from the most interesting part of the old city walls of Nakhon Si Thammarat.