Phra Viharn Luang Wat Suthat Thepphawararam

Site common name	Wat Suthat Thepphawararam Ratchaworamahaviharn
Type of artwork	Architecture
Sub district	Sao Chingcha
District	Khet Phra Nakhon
Province	Bangkok
Region	Central
Country	Thailand
Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree	Lat : 13.751068 Long : 100.501101
Geographic Coordinates UTM	Zone : 47 P Hemisphere : N E : 662294.63 N : 1520701.43
Place of artwork	In the sacred zone

History of production	Phra Viharn Luang was built in the reign of King Rama I and completed in the reign of King Rama III. The renovation and addition work were done in the reign of King Rama IV.
Art	King Rama I ordered to build Wat Maha Suthawas in 1807 for installing Luang Por To or Phra Sri Shakyamuni, which was moved from Phra Viharn Luang Wat Mahathat Sukhothai, in its vihara. However, the construction was completed in the reign of King Rama III, who gave the new name as Wat Suthat Thepphawararam.
Key academic information	King Rama I ordered to build Wat Maha Suthawas in 1807 for installing Luang Por To or Phra Sri Shakyamuni, which was moved from Phra Viharn Luang Wat Mahathat Sukhothai, in its vihara. However, the construction was completed in the reign of King Rama III, who gave the new name as Wat Suthat Thepphawararam.
Period	Historical Period
Art period	Rattanakosin
Age	19th century AD
Religion	Buddhism
Sect	Theravada
Religion and belief	Theravada Buddhism

Type of License	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
Rights	Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation	2015-05-26
Record creator	Patsaweesiri Premkulanan
Bibliography	ศิลปากร.กรม.ทะเบียนโบราณสถาน. กรุงเทพฯ: กรมศิลปากร, 2532. สองศตวรรษวัดสุทัศนเทพวราราม : ศูนย์กลางจักรวาล ศูนย์กลางพระนคร . กรุงเทพฯ : อมรินทร์พริ้นติ้ง, 2550.