Wat Ratchanadda
Wat Ratchanaddaram ( Thai: วัด ราช นัดดา ราม ) is a Buddhist temple ( Wat ) in Phra Nakhon district of Bangkok, capital of Thailand. He is a Royal Temple 3rd class. His full name is Wat Ratchanaddaram Woraviharn ( Thai: วัด ราช นัดดา ราม วรวิหาร ), usually it is but a short called Wat Ratchanadda. In 2005 Wat Ratchanaddaram has been proposed for the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Asia.
Location
Wat Ratchanadda located at the intersection of Ratchadamnoen Klang Avenue and Mahachak Road on the northeastern edge of " Rattanakosin Island ", aligned parallel to the Ong Ang Canal ( Khlong Ong Ang ). Across on the other side of the canal is the Wat Saket with the Phu Khao Thong (Golden mountain). From Wat Thepthidaram, which is directly south, separated only by a narrow canal ( Khlong ). This channel called " Khlong Wat Thepthidaram ", establishes a connection between Khlong Ong Ang and Khlong Lord dar.
History
King Nangklao (. Rama III) was Wat Ratchanadda 1846 for his niece Mom Chao Ying Sommanad Wattanawadi ( Thai: หม่อมเจ้า หญิง โสมนัส วัฒนา วดี, mostly: Sommanus Wattanavadi ) build to offer her an undisturbed meditation environment. Therefore, the king chose for the temple named " Wat Ratchanadda " (about: Monastery of the Royal niece ). Mom Chao Ying Sommanad Wattanawadi later became the queen of King Mongkut (Rama IV ).
Until 1989, the temple was hidden behind a large cinema building, which was called " Chalerm Thai ". As part of the beautification of the Ratchadamnoen Boulevard was demolished and replaced by a park-like space which has a built in traditional Thai style gazebo ( Sala ) and has to offer a statue of King Nangklao. Pavilion and place hot Maha Chesdabodin Pavilion and Plaza.
Buildings
Ubosot
The central sanctuary, the ordination hall ( ubosot ) is flanked right and left of each one viharn whose axis is perpendicular to the axis of ubosot. It is in the style of the time of King Nangklao (Rama III. ). Rectangular columns support the triple tiered roof. Noteworthy is the decorated with gilded stucco pediment. The main Buddha statue in 1864 poured from a copper alloy, King Mongkut (Rama IV ) gave her later named Phra Setthamuni. The interior walls are decorated with remarkable ancient wall paintings.
Loha Prasat
The temple is known for the Loha Prasat ( Thai: โลหะ ปราสาท - Iron Palace). This was built for Thailand in an unusual style chedi is a replica of a similar building, which was built by King Dutthagamani of Anuradhapura at about 150 BC. This building was called " Lovamahapaya " or " Lohaprasadaya " and was unique in its time: it was a nine-storey building with a side length of 120 m, a total of 1600 stone pillars formed the foundation that is still preserved. It was said to be covered with tiles made of bronze, hence the name Bronze Palace ( Brazen Palace ).
King Nangklao had the Sri Lankan Buddhism studied when he got the idea for this structure. The construction of the Loha Prasat in Bangkok has been started during his reign, but only in the reign of King Vajiravudh (Rama VI ). Finalized.
The Loha Prasat is reminiscent of the outside of a three-tier pyramid. It is 36 meters high and has 37 metal Chedis who carry on their head a Burmese umbrella ( Hti ). The top floor is designed as a Mondop. Within the Mondop is a shrine with a dark vessel in which a relic of the Buddha to reside. In the middle of the building there is a staircase with a spiral staircase, over the the top floor can be achieved. On the lower floors there are numerous meditation cells.
Cutis
The monks' cells ( cutis ) of the " Sanghawat " said the living area of the monks are similar to the Wat Thepthidaram constructed in a style that was typical of the time of King Nangklaos.