Wat Ratchabophit

Wat Ratchabophit
Interior of the ubosot, in Gothic revival style
Religion
Affiliation	Buddhism
Sect	Theravāda
Leadership	Somdet Phra Ariyavongsagatanana (abbot)
Location
Country	Thailand
Location in Bangkok
Geographic coordinates	13°44′57″N 100°29′50″E / 13.74917°N 100.49722°E / 13.74917; 100.49722
Architecture
Founder	King Chulalongkorn
Completed	1869

Wat Ratchabophit (pronounced [wát râːt.tɕʰā.bɔ̄ː.pʰít]), or formally Wat Ratchabophit Sathitmahasimaram Ratchaworawihan (Thai: วัดราชบพิธสถิตมหาสีมารามราชวรวิหาร), is a Buddhist temple on Fueang Nakhon Road, Bangkok, along Khlong Khu Mueang Doem, not far from Wat Pho and the Grand Palace. The temple was built during the reign of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V). The abbot of the temple is Somdet Phra Ariyavongsagatanana, the current Supreme Patriarch of Thailand.