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A Buddhist temple had existed at the site of Wat Arun since the time of the Ayutthaya Kingdom, prior to the reign of King Narai. [3]: 4 It was then known as Wat Bang Makok [4] [3]: 1 which was later shortened to Wat Makok, [3]: 1 after the village of Bang Makok in which it was built (makok is the Thai name for the Spondias pinnata plant).
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.
Wat Sam Phran (Thai: วัดสามพราน, pronounced [wát sǎːm pʰrāːn]) is a Buddhist temple in Amphoe Sam Phran, Nakhon Pathom province, around 40 kilometers to the west of Bangkok. The temple was officially registered in 1985. [1] In English, the wat is sometimes referred to as the "Dragon Temple". [2]
Wat Pho (Thai: วัดโพธิ์, pronounced [wát pʰōː] ⓘ), also spelled Wat Po, is a Buddhist temple complex in the Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, Thailand.It is on Rattanakosin Island, directly south of the Grand Palace. [2]
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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.
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 ...
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