Villagers
call that "Wat Saket" be the temple that have the
beauty. Especially the pagoda as call that "golden mount"
build to have a mountain on top be a gold color. a spiral
staircase is the ascent reaching pagoda regard the Bangkok
symbol. History of The Construction of Golden Mount The Building
of the Golden Mount was begun during the reign of King Phra
Nangklaochaoyuhua King Rama III.
He put Phraya Sri phiphatratanarajakasa in charge of the
construction and given the new name to the pagoda as Golden
Mount. The area around the Golden Mount was soft and could
not bear the weight of the structure therefore, the construction
work was abandoned. The construction was continued during
the reign of King Rama IV. He himself laid the foundation
stone for the renovation in
the 6 th Month of 2408 B.E. and order the pagoda's name to
be changed to the Royal Mount. The further construction was
complete in the reign of King Rama V. According to the history
it took three reigns to be completed. It has been the property
for Thai Kingdom, the Buddhist and world.
General
Information
Access
Taxi
Miter
Motorcycle
Taxi
Tuk-Tuk
Air
Conditioned EURO II Bus
Bus
No.
37,49
Regular Bus
Bus
No.
15, 47, 49
Join
Service Bus
Bus
No.
8
Address
Bamrung
Muang Rd. and Ratchadamnoen District Pom
Prap Sattru Phai, Bangkok 10100
Villagers
call that "Wat Saket" be the temple that have the
beauty. Especially the pagoda as call that "golden mount"
build to have a mountain on top be a gold color. a spiral
staircase is the ascent reaching pagoda regard the Bangkok
symbol. History of The Construction of Golden Mount The Building
of the Golden Mount was begun during the reign of King Phra
Nangklaochaoyuhua King Rama III.
