Wat Chai Chana Songkhram, or written as Wat Chaichana Songkhram ( th, วัดชัยชนะสงคราม) is a Thai Buddhist temple located in the area of Khlong Thom not far from

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, or popularly known as

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. It is regarded as the third class of the royal temple, that was built during King

Nangklao Nangklao ( th, พระบาทสมเด็จพระนั่งเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว, ; 31 March 1788 – 2 April 1851), birth name Thap ( th, ทับ), also styled Rama III, was the third king of Siam u ...

(Rama III)'s reign in 1848. The chief commander,

Chao Phraya Bodindecha ''Chao Phraya'' Bodindecha ( th, เจ้าพระยาบดินทรเดชา, km, ចៅ ឃុន បឌិន, 13 January 1776 – 24 June 1849), personal name Sing Sinhaseni (), was a prominent military figure of the early Rat ...

, was a devout follower of Buddhism. After coming back with the victory from the war with Khmer and

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, he donated his house to build this temple. He named this temple Wat Chai Chana Songkhram, which means literally "war victory temple". This temple is also known informally as Wat Tuek (วัดตึก), which means literally "building temple". Because it is strange from other temples at the same time, it was built with concrete and full of buildings and structures, such as main hall,

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s, sermon hall, monk's dwellings etc. The principal Buddha image named "Singhamunin Thammabodin Lokanartthewanorachat Apiphuchani" (สิงหมุนินทร์ ธรรมบดินทร์ โลกนาถเทวนรชาติ อภิปูชนีย์). Wat Chai Chana Songkhram can be considered as the only monastery in the Khlong Thom's area, the automotive hardware and electric equipment market is crowded with a lot of people, especially on Saturdays and Sundays.

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{{reflist Samphanthawong district category:Buddhist temples in Bangkok category:19th-century Buddhist temples category:Thai Theravada Buddhist temples and monasteries category:Unregistered ancient monuments in Bangkok category:Religious buildings and structures completed in 1848 category:1848 establishments in Siam