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Thailand: Wat Ratchanadda and the Golden Mount in the background from the Loha Prasad, Bangkok

Thailand: Wat Ratchanadda and the Golden Mount in the background from the Loha Prasad, Bangkok

Wat Saket Ratcha Wora Maha Wihan (usually Wat Saket) dates back to the Ayutthaya era, when it was called Wat Sakae. King Rama I (1736 - 1809) or Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke renovated the temple and renamed it Wat Saket. The Golden Mount (Phu Khao Thong) is a steep hill inside the Wat Saket compound. It is not a natural outcrop, but an artificial hill built during the reign of Rama III (1787 - 1851) or King Jessadabodindra.






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CPA Media Co. Ltd.

Photographer:

David Henley

Credit:

Pictures From Asia

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