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Today’s question is:
What Thai Buddhist Temple was featured in the CBS reality show Amazing Race 9?
And the answer is:
Marble Temple
(locally known as Wat Benchamabophit Dusitvanaram)
It is one of the most beautiful temples in Bangkok (Capital city of Thailand) and was constructed by the 5th king in 1899.
What does Wat Benchamabophit Dusitvanaram mean? Wat means a religious school or temple and Benchamabophit Dusitvanaram means fifth King. Thus – Temple of the 5th King.
Made of Italian marble, with a built in Museum and shrines of the King and his wife, Marble temple is also one of the most popular attractions in Bangkok Thailand.
Amazing race 9 featured this temple in 2006 as the 10th elimination.
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