WAT BENCHAMABOPHIT DUSITWANARAM RATCHAWORAWIHAN
When King Rama V commanded the building of the Dusit Palace, the area belonging to Dusit Temple and another deserted temple were used to construct the hall and for road. The tradition states that a new temple must be built instead; however, the king considered that building several temples would be a big burden for maintenance, but a bigger and more elaborate design would be a better choice. By royal command, HRH Prince Naris Nuvattiwongs designed the temple that was renamed to Wat Benchamabophit, meaning "Wat of King Rama V."
Ubosot: Considered "the perfect architecture of Thai arts", it was built from Italian marble. It is a four-sided structure with a four-tiered roof and a corridor in the back.
A Replica of Pra Buddha Chinarat: A main Buddha Image, under which placed the ashes of King Rama V.
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Wat Benchamabophit National Museum: Local and foreign Buddha images from the period of King Rama V on have been displayed. Among the images, considered two of the most beautjful are the Sukhothai-style in Walking posture, an Subduing Mara (demon) posture.
The Bridges: Between the monk and people area are built in several styles for example cop bridge, tusk bridge and image bridge, etc.
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An image of the Buddha seated cross-legged in the attitude subduing himself but fasting. This image, which show the (Greek) style of Gandhara sculptures, was cast after a stone original kept in the museum at Lahore, Pakistan. |
The inner court Gallery. There are many rare replicated Buddha images along the inner walls of the court yard. |
An image of the Buddha setting with one leg above the other.in the attitude of unvoking victory,in the style of the ayutthaya period,cast and enlarged from an ancient model |
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Address:
69 Rama V Road Chitralada Sub-District Dusit District Bangkok 10300
Tel: (662) 282-7413
281-3277 628-7947
281-4030
Bus :5 16 23 50 70 72 99 201
Air-Con bus : 3 5 9 505 509
Opening Hours:
Temple: 8:30 am-5:30 pm
Ubosot: 8 am-5:30 pm
Admission Fee :
Foreigner 20 Bht
Museum:
National Museum
Wat Benchamabophit
Opening Hours:
Daily 8 am-5 pm
Phra Anusorn
Activity-Festival:
Entering Monkhood Ceremony (Apr)
Hill Tribe Entering Monkhoo Ceremony (Jul)
Tan Kuai Salak Festival (Oct)
Library:
Thammachinnaratchapan
jabophit
Opening Hours:
Daily 8 am-6 pm
P. Kittiwan
Listed By Fine Arts Dept:
1961 1975
School-University:
Buddhism: Sun
Opening Hours:
1 pm-4:30 pm
Wat Benchamabophit
Shopping:
In front of the Ubosot
Parking:
In front of the Temple
Nearby Attractions: Anantasamakom Throne Hall
Chang-ton Museum
Chitralada Palace
Dusit Zoo
Paliament House
Government House
People's Party Marker Plaque
Parus-sakkawan Palace
Royal Turf Club
Statue of King Rama V
Wat Sommanatwihan Vimanmek Mansion Museum
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