Wat Phichaya Yatikaram Worawihan, also referred to as Wat Phichai Yat ( th, วัดพิชยญาติการาม, วัดพิชัยญาติ) is a
Thai Buddhist temple in Bangkok, regarded as one of the most beautiful and outstanding temples of Bangkok and
Thonburi
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Thonburi ( th, ธนบุรี) is an area of modern Bangkok. During the era of the Kingdom of Ayutthaya, its location on the right (west) bank at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River had made it an important garrison town, which is ...
side. The temple is located by the waterside of
Khlong Somdet Chao Phraya in
Khlong San District near present
Wongwian Lek.
Wat Phichai Yat was registered to a national ancient monument by the
Fine Arts Department
The Fine Arts Department ( th, กรมศิลปากร, ) is a government department of Thailand, under the Ministry of Culture. Its mission is managing the country's cultural heritage.
History
The department was originally established ...
in the year 1949.
Gallery
file:Inside Wat Phichaiyatikaram Templebangkok.jpg, The temple and white stūpa
A stupa ( sa, स्तूप, lit=heap, ) is a mound-like or hemispherical structure containing relics (such as ''śarīra'' – typically the remains of Buddhist monks or nuns) that is used as a place of meditation.
In Buddhism, circumambu ...
s
file:Wat Phichaiyatikaram,Bangkok.jpg, Aerial view by nighttime
file:Pra Sitharod.jpg, Phra Sittharot
file:วัดพิชยญาติการามวรวิหาร.JPG, Monument of Somdet Chao Phraya Borom Maha Phichai Yat the restorer
file:Watpichayart.jpg, The ''Prang
Prang may refer to:
Places
* Prang, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a town of Charsadda District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan
*Prang Besar, an old name for Putrajaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malayasia
* Prang Ghar Tehsil or Pran Ghar Subdivision, a subdivisi ...
'' (Khmer-style pagoda)
file:วัดพิชยญาติการามวรวิหารยามเย็น.jpg, The temple and its footbridge over Khlong Somdet Chao Phraya by dusk
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Wat Anongkharam
Wat Anongkharam Worawihan ( th, วัดอนงคารามวรวิหาร) is a second grade royal temple of Worawihan. It was built in 1850 in dedication for King Rama III. The formerly named was ''Wat Noi Khamthaem'' (วัด ...
– a counterpart temple
References
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Khlong San district
Buddhist temples in Bangkok
Registered ancient monuments in Bangkok
19th-century Buddhist temples