"Wat Suthat". A hidden gem sadly missed by many tourists .Bangkok Thailand скачать в хорошем качестве

"Wat Suthat". A hidden gem sadly missed by many tourists .Bangkok Thailand

"WAT SUTHAT". A HIDDEN GEM SADLY MISSED BY MANY TOURISTS .BANGKOK THAILAND Wat Suthat a hidden gem temple not often visited by tourist. Really beautiful temple and grounds. Well worth a visit The Wat Suthat is one of the most important and one of the oldest temples of the Rattanakosin era in Bangkok. It is one of the six temples in Thailand of the highest grade of the first class Royal temples. When Rama I became the first ruler of the Rattanakosin Kingdom in 1782, he ordered the construction of the Wat Suthat. Construction lasted for decades, and the Wat was finally finished during the reign of King Rama III in 1847. The temple complex which is officially named Wat Suthat Thepphawararam is one of the largest in Bangkok covering 10 acres. The 8 meter high Buddha image of Wat Suthat The viharn of the Wat Suthat is one of the oldest Rattanakosin era buildings still in existence. It holds the most important Buddha image of the Wat. The Phra Si Sakyamuni is a 8 meter high bronze Buddha image in subduing Mara posture. It was cast in Sukhothai some 800 years ago and was brought over to Bangkok from an abandoned temple in Sukhothai by river boat. When the image arrived in Bangkok, festivities that lasted a week were organized and the Buddha image was paraded through Bangkok. Underneath the image the ashes of King Ananda Mahidol, Rama VIII the older brother of the current King are buried. Wat Suthat Thepwararam is a Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand. It is a royal temple of the first grade, one of ten such temples in Bangkok. Construction was begun by King Rama I in 1807. In the beginning, it was initially called "Wat Maha Sutthawat" and was located in the Combretum Grove. Address: 146 Bamrung Mueang Rd, Wat Ratchabophit, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok 10200 Opened: 1807 Hours: Closes 9PM Phone: 02 622 2819 Chapter: 00:00 Intro 00:10 Temple name plate 00:28 Map of the Temple and grounds of Wat Suthat 00:55 A walk around the outside of the temple building 03:34 Magnificent Door 05:28 Into the temple 06:58 Wonderful exotic decorations 08:19 The shining golden Buddha 11:23 Walk the remaining grounds area 11:52 So much to see 27:13 Outro If you enjoy my videos please subscribe and help my channel to grow It would be most appreciated Thank you If there are some locations in Thailand that you would like to see a video of please leave me a comment or drop me a e mail [email protected] #WatSuthat #WatSuthatThepwararam #ThaiRoyalTemples