Bangkok Sunsets

Mahanakhon SkyWalk is at 314 m, on floors 74 and 78, with an outdoor rooftop - currently Bangkok's highest observation point, specifically designed for sunset views.

Right on the canal - a canalside café to watch the sunset over Wat Paknam: sunset + canal + Buddha + industrial Bangkok.

Best viewpoint for the Big Buddha: the pedestrian crossing bridge near Lat Ya Soi 6. Looking west toward Wat Paknam, the Buddha appears huge above the Bangkok buildings.

Bridge + sea/coast.

Bridge + coastal landscape.

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Look for a riverside position around Bang Phong Phang from which you can photograph the bridge.

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Riverside viewpoint near Bang Kho Laem - much closer to the water, and far less tourist-postcard than the Rattanakosin riverfront.

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Memorial Bridge has a pedestrian walkway - one of the bridges worth walking onto rather than only viewing from nearby. Tip: Chao Phraya Sky Park.

Phra Athit Road, Chana Songkhram, Phra Nakhon side.

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Rama VIII Park on the Thonburi side sits directly at the foot of the bridge with a dedicated viewpoint and riverside recreation area.

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Phra Sumen Fort / Santichaiprakarn Park riverside.

Walking bridge; Chaloem Phrakiat Forest Park.

Rama III riverside / pier area.

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Under or near the bridge; Lat Pho Health Park.

Viewing platform for the giant Buddha of Wat Paknam.

ICONSIAM riverside - modern Bangkok.

Asiatique riverside - the touristy classic.

Samut Prakan riverside - local river life.

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Lat Pho Canal scenic point - green Bangkok.

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Historic Samut Prakan riverside chedi.

Mangrove / coast viewpoint.

Bangkok's only coastal district - sea sunset.

River park at the Rama VIII bridge.

Wat Arun viewing point - the iconic composition.

Benjakitti Forest Park - modern city sunset.