Wat Pathum Wanaram Rachaworawihan is located between Central World and Siam Paragon, on Sukhumvit in the heart of the commercial district. Both ‘sandwiched between’ and ‘wedged between’ do not do it justice; its elegance and calm are in contrast to the buildings towering above it, which simply fade from view once inside the grounds. Built by Rama IV in 1857, the ubosot and viharn both house Buddha images from Laos and contain murals of everyday life in Bangkok. Apparently six red-shirt protesters were shot there in 2010, and some believe that their ghosts haunt the temple. It is accessible from Siam or the nearer Chitlom BTS stops, either at street level or more comfortably by walking along the skywalk.