WAT RATCHABOPHIT SATHIT MAHA SIMARAM
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Contact: Tel. +66 (0) 2222 3930, +66 (0) 2221 0904
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Location: 2 Fuang Nakhon Road Wat Ratchabophit Sub-District Phra Nakhon District Bangkok 10200
Operating day: Daily
Operating time: 05:00 a.m. - 20:00 p.m.
Distance: approximately 30 minutes away from the Pathumwan Princess Hotel by car
30 mins
1 hourOverview
This is Rama V's state temple. Rama VII, however, renovated it and considered it his state temple as well. It has been labeled the “temple of fine penta-chrome” because all main structure in the monastery: the ordination hall, the image hall, the pagodas, the gallery, and the pavilions, are all decorated with fine five-color chinaware.
The ordination hall, in particular, is in the Gothic style, believed to have emulated one royal hall in the Versaille in France . An image called Phra Angkhirot is placed on the base made from an Italian marble slab to contain the ashes of Ramas II, III, IV, V and VII.
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