Wat Phra Kaew & Thailand Temples

The most visited temple in Bangkok kingdom of Thailand.

Monday, March 26, 2007

Wat Jedee Luang (Wat Chedi Luang) at Chiang Mai

Wat Jedee Luang (Wat Chedi Luang) at Chiang MaiWat Jedee Luang on Prapokklao Road is the side of a formerly massive pagoda that was unfortunately destroyed in the great earthquake of 1545. The Jedee Luang temple was originally constructed in 1401 by the orders of King Saeng Muang Ma (Thailand). In 1454, reigning King Tilo-Garaj enlarged the jedee to a height of 86 meters.

After the earthquake, the jedee lay in ruin until 1991, when it was reconstructed at a cost of several million Baht. The reconstructed jedee was finished in 1992, and it is every as impressive as it was when it was first built.

[Source from; chiangmai-chiangrai.com]

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Monday, March 05, 2007

Ancient Temple is Wat Dusidaram Woravihara in Bangkok

Ancient Temple is Wat Dusidaram Woravihara in BangkokWat Dusidaram Woravihara ( Wat Dusid ) was founded in the Ayutthaya period and The Thai temple is located on the bank of the Chao Phraya River, near the mouth of the Bangkok Noi Canal and the approach to the Pin Klao Bridge on the Thoburi side. It was an ancient temple called originally Wat Sao Prakhon. Somdej Phra Chao Boromawongther Kromluang Srisunthornthep, a son of King Rama I, had the temple reestablished. Krom Phrarajawang Boworn Mahasenanurak renovated the temple in 1913 and rename it Wat Dusidaram . A small, neighboring temple which was abandoned, called Wat Phumarin Rajapaksi, was also incorporated into Wat Dusidaram.

In the reign of King Rama VI, Somdet Krom Phraya Vachirayanvarorod ordered Wat Bhumin rajpaksi, which had only one monk , to merge with Wat dusidaram. In World War II, Wat Dusidaram and wat Noithongyu were damaged in an air raid, so there temples were also merged.

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