Wat Ratchabophit

Wat Ratchabophit
Interior of the ubosot, in Gothic revival style
Religion
AffiliationBuddhism
SectTheravāda
LeadershipSomdet Phra Ariyavongsagatanana (abbot)
Location
CountryThailand
Wat Ratchabophit is located in Bangkok
Wat Ratchabophit
Location in Bangkok
Geographic coordinates13°44′57″N 100°29′50″E / 13.74917°N 100.49722°E / 13.74917; 100.49722
Architecture
FounderKing Chulalongkorn
Completed1869

Wat Ratchabophit (pronounced [wát râːt.tɕʰā.bɔ̄ː.pʰít]), or formally Wat Ratchabophit Sathitmahasimaram Ratchaworawihan (Thai: วัดราชบพิธสถิตมหาสีมารามราชวรวิหาร), is a Buddhist temple on Fueang Nakhon Road, Bangkok, along Khlong Khu Mueang Doem, not far from Wat Pho and the Grand Palace. The temple was built during the reign of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V). The abbot of the temple is Somdet Phra Ariyavongsagatanana, the current Supreme Patriarch of Thailand.