| Wat Saket Ratchawora Mahawihan | |
|---|---|
วัดสระเกศราชวรมหาวิหาร (วัดสระเกศ) | |
 The main wihan | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Theravada Buddhism |
| Location | |
| Location | Boripat Road, Khwaeng Ban Bat, Khet Pom Prap Sattru Phai, Bangkok 10100 |
| Country | Thailand |
  Shown within Bangkok | |
| Geographic coordinates | 13°45′14″N 100°30′30″E / 13.75389°N 100.50833°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Thai Architecture |
| Completed | Unknown (believed to be Ayutthaya period;[1] renovated many times during the Rattanakosin period) |
| Website | |
| www | |
Wat Saket Ratchawora Mahawihan (Thai: วัดสระเกศราชวรมหาวิหาร), usually shortened to Wat Saket, is a Buddhist temple (wat) in Pom Prap Sattru Phai district, Bangkok, Thailand.
The temple dates back to the Ayutthaya era, when it was known as Wat Sakae (วัดสะแก). When Bangkok became the capital, King Rama I (1737–1809) renovated the temple and gave it its present name (which roughly translates as "wash hair"); it was believed that on his return from the war, the king stopped to take a bath and wash his hair here, before entering the inner city.[2]
- ^ "WAT SRAKESA". WAT360.
- ^ Pralongchoeng, Kilane (3 October 2017). "หมุดหมายแห่งสระเกศ" [Placemark of Saket]. Thairath (in Thai). Retrieved 19 September 2019.