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22 Walks in Bangkok: Exploring the City's Historic Back Lanes and Byways. Tuttle Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4629-1380-0. Liedtke, Marcel (4 September 2012). Bangkok Travel Guide: Bangkok & the Surrounding Area. Marcel Liedtke. ISBN 978-1-4792-1773-1.
Wat Hua Lamphong (Thai: วัดหัวลำโพง, pronounced [wát hǔa.lām.pʰōːŋ]) is a Royal Buddhist temple, third class, in the Bang Rak District of Bangkok, Thailand. It is located on Rama IV Road, with Si Lom Road and Suriwong Road in Bangkok's modern business district to the southeast, and Si Phraya Road to the northwest ...
Built during the Ayutthaya period (1351–1767), the temple was then known as Wat Salak. Soon after Bangkok was established as the capital of Siam, [3] the temple became strategically situated between the newly built Grand Palace and Front Palace (residence of the vice-king). As a result, the temple was used for royal ceremonies and funerals.
The temple was probably originally built around the reign of King Rama III (1824–1851), but was mostly rebuilt in the 1930s–1940s. [2] It was renamed to Wat Traimit Witthayaram ( traimit meaning 'three friends') on 3 February 1940, and became a royal temple of the second class in 1956.
Phu Khao Thong (“Golden Mountain”, ภูเขาทอง) is a steep artificial hill inside the Wat Saket compound.. Rama I's grandson, King Rama III (1788–1851), decided to build a chedi of huge dimensions inside Wat Saket, but the chedi collapsed during construction because the soft soil of Bangkok could not support the weight.
The temple was given the formal name Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram, meaning "the temple containing the beautiful jewel of the monastery of the divine teacher". [4] The temple's main hall was the first building within the entire palace compound that was completed in masonry, while the king's residence was still made of wood.
It is classified as the second rank of royal temple and can be considered a temple of Prince Pinklao. [2] This temple built since late Ayutthaya period by wealthy Chinese named Hong, who was donated funds to build a temple on the banks of the Khlong Bangkok Yai. Hence the names Wat Hong, Wat Chao Sua Hong or Wat Chao Khrua Hong after the ...
The temple is attractive because it emphasizes meditation, offers free dormitories for mae chi, free Buddhist and secular studies, and a stipend of eight hundred baht per month. [118] [119] The temple therefore has the largest mae chi community in Bangkok, and as of 1993, the largest in Thailand. [12] [20] [120]