Wat Ratchapradit

Wat Ratchapradit
The Vihāra of Wat Ratchapradit
Religion
AffiliationTheravada Buddhism
SectDhammayuttika Nikaya
Location
CountryPhra Nakhon District, Bangkok, Thailand
Wat Ratchapradit is located in Bangkok
Wat Ratchapradit
Location within Bangkok
Geographic coordinates13°44′58.441217″N 100°29′43.87822″E / 13.74956700472°N 100.4955217278°E / 13.74956700472; 100.4955217278
Architecture
FounderKing Mongkut (Rama IV)
Completed1864
Website
Wat Rajapradit

Wat Ratchapradit Sathit Mahasimaram Ratcha Wora Maha Viharn (Thai: วัดราชประดิษฐสถิตมหาสีมารามราชวรวิหาร) is a Buddhist temple in the Phra Nakhon District of Bangkok. Wat Ratchaparadit was designated a first-class royal monastery in 1915, making it one of the most significant temples in Thailand.[1]

The temple is located on Rachini Road, south of Saranrom Palace, next to the Privy Council chambers and near the Grand Palace, its main entrance is on Saranrom Road. Wat Ratchabopit is located diagonally across the Khlong Khu Mueang Derm (also Khlong Lot) on Rattanakosin Island.

  1. ^ "Announcement of the Ministry of Public Instruction, Department of Buddhism Affairs on the Classification of Royal Monasteries (ประกาศกระทรวงธรรมการ แผนกกรมสังฆการี เรื่อง จัดระเบียบพระอารามหลวง)" (PDF). Royal Thai Government Gazette. เล่ม 32, ตอน 0 ก: 284. 1915-10-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 9, 2011.