Wat Suthat is just a short walk south of the Democracy Monument and is known for the Giant Swing outside. The swing was formerly used in a harvest festival competition when people would swing from it and try to reach a bag of coins on a pole, but now only the frame sits outside the temple. The red swing is 21.2 metres tall and used for Brahmanic ritual such as teh Triyampawai Ceremony' or teh SWinging Ceremony to honour the highest God Shiva, a practice discontinued in 1935. Inside the temple, there is a fourteenth century Buddha statue. And the small lucky Buddha. Located on Bamrung Muang Road.
From Khao San Road, once more this is walking distance. From Sukhumvit Road, bus no. 2, or air-conditioned no. 8 or 11. From Hualampong Station, bus no. 35 (walk across the canal to catch it) to its terminus.
