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  "markdownUrl": "https://enjoythai.land/research/temples/bangkok.md",
  "htmlUrl": "https://enjoythai.land/research/temples/bangkok/",
  "sourceDataVersion": "2026-05-15",
  "city": "Bangkok",
  "slug": "bangkok",
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    "city_slug": "bangkok",
    "province": "Bangkok",
    "temple_site_count": "13",
    "anchor_count": "7",
    "specialized_count": "2",
    "secondary_count": "4",
    "support_count": "0",
    "recommended_temple_page_strategy": "dedicated temple/culture route page justified",
    "top_anchor_sites": "Wat Arun; Wat Pho; Wat Phra Kaew / Temple of the Emerald Buddha; Wat Ratchanatdaram / Loha Prasat; Wat Saket / Golden Mount",
    "best_decision_use": "route/culture/etiquette/weather module, not attraction-list copy",
    "main_static_risk": "exact hours, closures, ceremonies, ticketing, crowd/review signals are unstable",
    "live_signal_candidates": "weather/AQI; opening/closure; event/festival; transport/traffic; review-volume only as live catalog",
    "source_strength": "high",
    "access_date": "2026-05-15"
  },
  "topAnchorSites": [
    "Wat Arun",
    "Wat Pho",
    "Wat Phra Kaew / Temple of the Emerald Buddha",
    "Wat Ratchanatdaram / Loha Prasat",
    "Wat Saket / Golden Mount"
  ],
  "liveSignalCandidates": [
    "weather/AQI",
    "opening/closure",
    "event/festival",
    "transport/traffic",
    "review-volume only as live catalog"
  ],
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    {
      "href": "/temples/bangkok/",
      "label": "Open live temple route page"
    },
    {
      "href": "/where-to-go/bangkok/",
      "label": "Bangkok destination guide"
    },
    {
      "href": "/accommodation/bangkok/",
      "label": "Bangkok stay guide"
    },
    {
      "href": "/food/bangkok-food-guide/",
      "label": "Bangkok food guide"
    },
    {
      "href": "/research/food-routes/bangkok/",
      "label": "Bangkok food-route research"
    },
    {
      "href": "/research/cities/bangkok/",
      "label": "Bangkok city research brief"
    },
    {
      "href": "/route-check/",
      "label": "Thailand route check"
    },
    {
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      "label": "Thailand today"
    }
  ],
  "anchorSites": [
    {
      "name": "Wat Arun",
      "publicUrl": "/temples/wat-arun/",
      "type": "royal temple",
      "travelerDecisionUse": "Use as ferry/river-route widget anchor, not just temple copy."
    },
    {
      "name": "Wat Pho",
      "publicUrl": "/temples/wat-pho/",
      "type": "royal temple",
      "travelerDecisionUse": "Best paired with Wat Arun and Grand Palace; strong for first-timer temple route."
    },
    {
      "name": "Wat Phra Kaew / Temple of the Emerald Buddha",
      "publicUrl": "/temples/wat-phra-kaew/",
      "type": "royal temple complex",
      "travelerDecisionUse": "Use as a high-crowd, high-etiquette old-city anchor; pair with Grand Palace open/closure widget."
    },
    {
      "name": "Wat Ratchanatdaram / Loha Prasat",
      "publicUrl": "/temples/wat-ratchanatdaram-loha-prasat/",
      "type": "royal temple",
      "travelerDecisionUse": "High-value old-city stop near Wat Saket; good static route widget."
    },
    {
      "name": "Wat Saket / Golden Mount",
      "publicUrl": "/temples/wat-saket-golden-mount/",
      "type": "active temple",
      "travelerDecisionUse": "Use as heat/stairs/crowd decision node; better in cooler morning/evening."
    },
    {
      "name": "Wat Suthat and Giant Swing",
      "publicUrl": "/temples/wat-suthat-and-giant-swing/",
      "type": "royal temple",
      "travelerDecisionUse": "Useful old-city walking route anchor with Sao Chingcha and city-hall area."
    },
    {
      "name": "Wat Traimit",
      "publicUrl": "/temples/wat-traimit/",
      "type": "active temple",
      "travelerDecisionUse": "Pair with Yaowarat food and gold-buying route; good compact stop."
    }
  ],
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    {
      "source_name": "TAT Bangkok",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_evidence_level": "official city/province source",
      "url": "https://www.tourismthailand.org/Destinations/Provinces/Bangkok/219",
      "used_for_cities": "Bangkok",
      "used_for_sites_sample": "Erawan Shrine; Sri Maha Mariamman Temple; Wat Mangkon Kamalawat; Wat Paknam Phasi Charoen; Wat Saket / Golden Mount",
      "site_count": "5",
      "access_date": "2026-05-15"
    },
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      "source_type": "official",
      "source_evidence_level": "official individual or heritage-site source",
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      "used_for_sites_sample": "Wat Arun",
      "site_count": "1",
      "access_date": "2026-05-15"
    },
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      "source_name": "Wat Benchamabophit",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_evidence_level": "official individual or heritage-site source",
      "url": "https://www.tourismthailand.org/Attraction/wat-benchamabophit",
      "used_for_cities": "Bangkok",
      "used_for_sites_sample": "Wat Benchamabophit / Marble Temple",
      "site_count": "1",
      "access_date": "2026-05-15"
    },
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      "source_name": "Wat Pho",
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      "source_evidence_level": "official individual or heritage-site source",
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      "used_for_cities": "Bangkok",
      "used_for_sites_sample": "Wat Pho",
      "site_count": "1",
      "access_date": "2026-05-15"
    },
    {
      "source_name": "Wat Phra Kaew",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_evidence_level": "official individual or heritage-site source",
      "url": "https://www.royalgrandpalace.th/en",
      "used_for_cities": "Bangkok",
      "used_for_sites_sample": "Wat Phra Kaew / Temple of the Emerald Buddha",
      "site_count": "1",
      "access_date": "2026-05-15"
    },
    {
      "source_name": "Wat Ratchabophit",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_evidence_level": "official individual or heritage-site source",
      "url": "https://www.tourismthailand.org/Attraction/wat-ratchabophit-sathitmahasimaram",
      "used_for_cities": "Bangkok",
      "used_for_sites_sample": "Wat Ratchabophit",
      "site_count": "1",
      "access_date": "2026-05-15"
    },
    {
      "source_name": "Wat Ratchanatdaram",
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      "source_evidence_level": "official individual or heritage-site source",
      "url": "https://www.tourismthailand.org/Attraction/wat-ratchanatdaram-worawihan-loha-prasat",
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    },
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      "source_evidence_level": "official individual or heritage-site source",
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      "used_for_sites_sample": "Wat Suthat and Giant Swing",
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      "access_date": "2026-05-15"
    },
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      "source_name": "Wat Traimit",
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