Wat Suthat Thepwararam

Wat Suthat is one of the most important and oldest temples from the Rattanakosin era in Bangkok. It is one of only six temples in Thailand to hold the highest rank of first-class royal temples.

When Rama I became the first ruler of the Kingdom of Rattanakosin in 1782, he commissioned the construction of Wat Suthat.

Construction took decades, and the Wat was finally completed during the reign of King Rama III in 1847.

One of the largest in Bangkok

The temple complex, officially called Wat Suthat Thepphawararam, is one of the largest in Bangkok, covering an area of ​​10 hectares.

800-year-old image from Sukhothai

The Phra Si Sakyamuni is an eight-meter-high bronze Buddha statue in the pose of vanquishing Mara. It was cast in Sukhothai around 800 BC.

years ago and was brought to Bangkok by riverboat from an abandoned temple in Sukhothai.

When the image arrived in Bangkok, a week-long celebration was held, and the Buddha image was carried through the city in a procession.

Bangkok. Below the picture are the ashes of King Ananda Mahidol, Rama VIII, the older brother of the current king.

Address: 146 Bamrung Mueang Rd., Wat Ratchabophit Subdistrict, Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok 10200