Wat Thepsirintharawas Rajaworavihara (Wat Thepsirin)
Wat Thepsirintharawas Rajaworavihara (Wat Thepsirin) is situated near the Kasatsuek Bridge and Hua Lam Phong Railway Station. King Rama V ordered its construction in1876 in memory of Queen Thepsirin, who was his mother. In 1893 he ordered a royal crematorium be constructed on the temple grounds. This was intended for royalty who were not given a state funeral at Sanam Luang and for the general public. It was unusual because normally a royal temple does not have a crematorium.
On one side of the temple is the well-known Thepsirin School, and on the other side is the monastic residence area and a crematorium for royalty and other important personages.
Wat Thepthidaram Woravihara (Wat Thepthidaram) is situated on Mahachai Road near Wat Rajanadda and faces the Rop Krung Canal, where in former times stood the eastern wall of the city.
The temple was founded by King Rama III and was built between 1836 and 1839. The name, thepthida (celestial daughter), refers to Krom Meun Apsorn Sudathep, or Princess Vilas, the eldest daughter of Rama III and a woman of great beauty, who served her father as a personal aide and was very much favored by him, and who joined with him in funding the construction of the temple.
Wat Thepthidaram is in the Chinese architectural style. There are Chinese statues of both humans and animals in the temple. Of particular interest are those representing Thai women with babes in their arms and wearing traditional hairstyles.
At this temple between 1839 to 1842 resided the celebrated Thai poet Sunthorn Phu, who was then a monk. During that time, he wrote a Ramphanphilarp poem in which described in detail of the temples sacred precincts and objects and its beauties. The residence in which he lived is preserved, and commemorative observances in his honor are held at the temple every year on June 26th.
Wat Chinorasaram Woravihara (Wat Chinoros) is located on the bank of the Morn Canal on Isaraphap Road opposite the Naval Docks. The princely monk, Somdej Phra Maha Somanachao Krom Phra Poramanuchit Chinoros ordered the construction of the temple in approximately 1836.
King Rama IV ordered the artisans to sculpt and draw pictures of the naga, or mythical serpent, in many places as a reminder of the prince's former name, which was, Prince Wasukri. He also had a crown sculpted that was placed above the frame behind the presiding Buddha image in the phra ubosot.
Wat Chakrawatrachawat Woramahawihan (Wat Sam Pleum)
Wat Chakkrawadrajawas Woramahavihara (Wat Sam Pleum) is located on Chakkrawad Road and Soi Wanich (Sampeng)(Yaowarat - Chinatown). An ancient temple dating from the Ayutthaya Period called Wat Nang Pleum, its name was changed to Wat Sam Pleum.
In approximately 1819, Chao Phraya Bodin Decha (Sing Singhaseni), the leading general in the reign of King Rama III, began rebuilding the temple. Upon completion he presented the temple to King Rama III as a royal temple and it was given the name that it bears to this day. The temple has many interesting structures such as the large phra prang, the Mondop Phra Buddhabat, the crocodile pond, and Khao Phra Buddha Chai.
The phra vihara once housed the Phra Bang, an important Buddha image that was brought from Vientiane. At present this image resides in Luang Prabang, Laos, King Rama IV having returned it to Laos in 1866.
Besides the usual buildings that are found in a temple such as the phra ubosot, the phra vihara, of which there are three, the tripitaka tower, and the Mondop Phra Buddhabat, there is also a shrine houses a statue of Chao Phraya Bodin Decha. In front of and slightly to one side of the phra ubosot there is a pond where crocodiles were kept, the origin of the expression the "crocodiles of Wat Sam Pleum".
Address location: Chakkrawat, Samphanthawong, Bangkok, Thailand (Yaowarat - Chinatown) Tag : Wat Chakrawatrachawat Woramahawihan / Wat Chakkrawadrajawas Woramahavihara / Wat Sam Pleum
Wat Kalayanamit Woramahavihara (Wat Kalaya) is situated on the bank of the Chao Phraya River, on the Thonburi side, near the mouth of the Bangkok Yai Canal. Chao Phraya Nikorn Bodin (To Kalayanamit) donated his own house and some adjoining land he bought to construct the temple in 1825, which he then presented to King Rama III, who named it Wat Kalayanamit. King Rama III also constructed the phra vihara luang and the presiding Buddha image, Luang Pho To, or Phra Buddha Triratana Nayok. He intended that there should be a large Buddha image near the river, similar to that at Wat Phananchoeng in the old capital, Ayutthaya. Luang Pho To is highly revered, especially by the Chinese, who call it Sampohudkong, or Sampokong. Inside the phra ubosot, which is smaller than the phra vihara, there are murals depicting the lives of the Buddha as well as everyday scenes of life during the Third Reign, which are of artistic and historical value.
In addition, there is the Monthientham Thaloengprakiat Library Hall, which is the repository of a set of the Tripitaka, or Buddhist scriptures, dating from the reign of King Rama IV.
In front of the phra vihara luang there is a newly constructed bell tower which houses the largest bell in Thailand. Near the temple entrance there is a beautiful stone chedi called "Tah", that was brought from China.
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