Wat Suthat
Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand
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Wat Suthat Thepphawararam (Thai: วัดสุทัศนเทพวราราม; Thai pronunciation: [wát sù.tʰât tʰêːp.pʰá.wá.rāː.rāːm]) is a Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand. It is classified as a first-class royal temple, one of ten such temples in Bangkok (and twenty-three in Thailand). It is a temple located within the Inner Rattanakosin area, distinguished by the Giant Swing that stands directly in front of it.
Construction was begun by King Rama I in 1807. The temple was originally called "Wat Maha Sutthawat" (วัดมหาสุทธาวาส) and was built in a grove of Combretum trees. Further construction and decoration were carried out under King Rama II, who personally helped carve the wooden doors, but the complex was not completed until the reign of King Rama III in 1847 or 1848.
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