Wat Ratchabophit | |
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![]() Interior of the ubosot, in Gothic revival style | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Buddhism |
Sect | Theravāda |
Leadership | Somdet Phra Ariyavongsagatanana (abbot) |
Location | |
Country | Thailand |
Geographic coordinates | 13°44′57″N 100°29′50″E / 13.74917°N 100.49722°E |
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.
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