"A three-story Chinese temple-museum near Wat Yansangwararam, built to house royal art gifts."
Anek Kusala Sala (Viharn Sien), Pattaya Overview
Anek Kusala Sala, known locally as Viharn Sien, is a museum and shrine built in the style of a Chinese royal temple near Wat Yansangwararam in Pattaya. Thai-Chinese businessman Sa-nga Kulkobkiat developed the site in 1987, on land granted by King Bhumibol Adulyadej, to house an art collection gifted to the Chakri dynasty. The three-story main hall displays bronze statues, jade carvings, paintings, and replicas of the Terracotta Army. It holds 4.5 stars on Tripadvisor from 326 reviews.
Anek Kusala Sala, commonly called Viharn Sien or Viharnra Sien, sits near Wat Yansangwararam and Nong Nooch Tropical Garden in Bang Lamung District, Pattaya. Founder Sa-nga Kulkobkiat, a Thai-Chinese businessman raised in China, built the complex in 1987 to mark King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 60th birthday and to house an art collection presented to the Chakri dynasty. The main building, finished in Chinese palace style with red-and-gold roofs, spans three levels of bronze statues, Shaolin monk figures, jade carvings, calligraphy, and Thai-Chinese cultural relics. A landscaped courtyard holds bronze statuary and a monument to the founder. Tripadvisor lists it at 4.5 stars across 326 reviews, and it appears on Lonely Planet's Pattaya attractions list.
