Sao Chingcha

The Giant Swing, also known as Sao Chingcha or Sao Ching Cha (Thai: เสาชิงช้า, RTGS: Sao Chingcha, pronounced [sǎw t͡ɕʰīŋ.t͡ɕʰáː] ), is a 21.15 m (69.4 ft)-tall, swing-shaped religious structure and a prominent landmark in the Sao Chingcha Subdistrict of Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, Thailand. Located in front of Wat Suthat, it was formerly used in a traditional Brahmin ceremony and is now one of Bangkok's notable tourist attractions. It also stands directly before the Devasathan ("Thewasathan Bot Phram," meaning "the abode of the gods"), the Royal Brahmin Office of the Thai royal court.

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