Wat Phra Kaew or Temple of the Emerald Buddha or the full official name Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram, the royal temple in the Grand Palace, was built during the King Rama I established Bangkok as a capital of Thailand to be the spiritual center of the Kingdom.
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Wat Pho or Temple of the Reclining Buddha or the full official name Wat Phra Chetuphon Vimolmangklararm Rajwaramahaviharn is the temple in honor of King Rama I, situated at the southern of the Grand Palace. Wat Pho is an old temple since Ayutthaya period, was renovated during the establishment of Bangkok as the royal capital by King Rama I.
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Wat Arun or the temple of dawn or the full official name Wat Arun Ratchawararam Ratchawaramahawihan is the temple in honor of King Rama II, main structure of Wat Arun is Phra Prang (a kind of pagoda) with the height of 67m., one of the famous landmark of Bangkok.
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Wat Suthat or Wat Suthat Thepwararam Ratchaworamahawihan, the name Suthat was accordance with the name of God Indra’s abode on the Sumeru Mountain, the epicenter of the Buddhist cosmology, which all the design of the temple were meant to accentuate the concept such as the master plan, architecture and the decoration.
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Phra Phuttha Chinnasri and Phra Phuttha Suwannaket at Wat Bowonniwet
Wat Ratchanadda and Loha Prasat, 36m. high 37 metal spires, signifying the 37 virtues toward enlightenment in Buddhist belief.
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Phra Borom Banphot (Phu Khao Thong), Wat Saket Ratcha Wora Maha Wihan another famous landmark of Bangkok since King Rama IV reign with the height of 59 m.
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Wat Ratchabophit Sathit Maha Simaram is the temple in honor of King Rama V.
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Wat Benchamabophit Dusitvanaram or the Marble Temple, Wat Benchamabophit means the temple of the Fifth Great Monarch.
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