Wat Ratchada Thitthan

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Operating day: Daily

Operating time: 08.00 - 17.00

 

Wat Ratchada Thitthan Khlong Chak Phra, Taling Chan, Bangkok.An ancient temple built in the Ayutthaya period. Formerly known as the Wat Ngoen. It is an ancient temple built since the Ayutthaya period. Formerly known as Wat Ngern Built alongside the Golden Temple, it is said that its creator was Chao Khrua Ngoen, who was the husband of Her Royal Highness Princess Sri Sudarak (Kaew), the younger sister of His Majesty King Buddha Yodfa Chulalok the Great.

 

This money lord is a Chinese man surnamed Tan. There was a younger brother named Chao Khrua Thong who had immigrated to the southern Bang Phrom canal. And the two brothers built Wat Ngern and Wat Thong on both sides of Bang Phrom Canal. Chao Khrua Ngoen, the creator of this temple, died in the Thonburi period. During the reign of King Rama I, Somdej Phra Amarindramat He re-established the entire monastery.

 

During the reign of King Rama III, King Nang Klao Please allow the restoration of various permanent objects such as the monastery, prayer hall, triple hall, and construction of a new bell tower. During the reign of King Rama IV, King Mongkut Please let this temple be restored. and graciously bestowed a new name: Ratchadathisthan Temple

 

Location: No. 692, Khlong Chak Phra Subdistrict, Taling Chan District, Bangkok Ratchadathisthan Temple It is a third class royal monastery. Ratchaworawihan type There is land to set up a temple. With an area of ​​25 rai 3 ngan 4 square wah.

 

Important things in the monastery

The Ubosot is a reinforced concrete building with a 3-story reduced roof, roofed with tiles, and decorated with a sky corrugation.

 

Rooster leaves, swan tail, stucco gable with floral pattern painted yellow. Doors and windows painted with watermarks.

 

The main Buddha image in the temple is a Buddha image in the posture of Maravichai.

 

The small temple is behind the chapel. The gable is the same as the chapel. The door arches and windows are beautifully patterned. The door has a painted pattern of a foreigner riding a horse. Inside there is a Buddha image in a meditation posture. small size enshrined There are murals on the inside walls but most of them have been erased.