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The site of this temple was originally a coffee plantation. King Rama IV believed that traditional Royal ceremonies in the city required three temples, Wat Ratchaburana, Wat Mahathat and Wat Ratchapradit. As Bangkok had neither a Wat Ratchapradit nor a Thammayut Nikai temple near the Grand Palace, the king bought the land to give to the Thammayut sect to build the temple. S
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Wihan: Decorated with marble, mother-of-pearl and carved wood. Gateways and windows are decorated with stucco crowns, door and window frames with Chinese pearl. There are murals of Royal ceremonies and pictures of a solar eclipse.
Phra Puttasihingkhapatimakorn: A copy of Phra Putthasihing seated on Phra Putta-asana where the ashes of King Rama IV are kept.
Prasat Yod Prang: Two of these are in Khmer style and the front of the arch is decorated in stucco.
Khmer Prang: Contains the ashes of the Supreme Patriarch (Sa) and two later abbots.
Belfry: Decorated with Chinese tiles and coloured pottery.
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