Holy Rosary Church — Attraction in Talat Noi Subdistrict

The Holy Rosary Church (Thai: วัดแม่พระลูกประคำ), also known as Kalawar (กาลหว่าร์, from Portuguese: Calvario), is a Roman Catholic church in Bangkok. It is located in Samphanthawong District, on the eastern bank of the Chao Phraya River. The history of the church dates to 1769, when a group of Portuguese Catholics resettled in the area after the fall of Ayutthaya; the current church building, in Gothic Revival style, was built in 1891–97 on the site of two previous structures.

Holy Rosary ChurchKalawar Churchวัดแม่พระลูกประคำ (กาลหว่าร์)13°43′53″N 100°30′49″ELocationBangkokCountryThailandDenominationCatholicWebsiterosary.catholic.or.thHistoryStatusParish churchFounded1787EventsRebuilt in 1838 & 1897ArchitectureArchitect(s)Father DesallesStyleGothic RevivalYears...

I was in the area looking at Talat Noi street art and decided to try find this Roman Catholic church. It's inside the entrance by the dragon roundabout. I'm not really sure if you're supposed to go in and what times... when I went in nobody stopped me but the main entrance was closed. I saw a side door was opened so I went inside and looked around. There was nobody there. However when I left, the side door was closed so I had to open it and sneak out. I felt like I had entered at the wrong time :P I was there on a Wednesday morning. Anyway, it's quite an unusual building to see...

What a lovely church and some helpful people there pointed us to the entrance just before opening time at 16:30 , was able to have some time to pray and look around the church with no issues. Some of the signage about the church history is badly translated to English but it gives you an idea of its interesting past. If the Catholic Church wants to keep & grow it’s followers it needs churches to be welcoming or at least not to be unfriendly, this place managed to at least to let you come in and do your thing...