the ordination hall of Wat Phrachetuphon Wimonmangkhararam

the Ubosot was built in the reign of King Rama I and expanded into the present size in the King Rama III’s Era.

Masonry, tiled wooden roof with Thai roof finials, gilding, and glass mosaics

The Ubosot is a masonry building in traditional Thai style. Its pediment is decorated with traditional Thai roof finials, gilded and ornamented with glass mosaics. The building has square masonry supporting columns without lotus caapital. The boundary wall’s exterior framings surrounding the Ubosot are decorated with marble bas-relief sculptures depicting Ramayana or Rammakian. The doors’ exterior panels are decorated with pearl inlay depicting figures of character in Rammakian, while the interior panels are decorated with lacquer works depicting fans of rank for Phra Rachakhana, Phra Khru Sanyabat and Phra Khru Thananukrom belonging to the Gamavasi and the Arannavasi sections from both pronvinces and bangkok. The mural painting of the Ubosot is painted: the panels above the interior window casings depict Mahosadha pandit or Mahā Ummagga Jātaka, the walls between door and window casings display the stories of the top disciples, and the interior window panels are decorated with lacquered position seals of the monk leaders in the cities and in the provinces during the reign of King Rama III. The exterior window panels are carved in Kaeochingduang patterns or overlapping circles and lozenge flowers.

Wat Phrachetuphon Wimonmangkhararam, formerly named Wat Pho or Wat Photharam, is an ancient Buddhist temple founded in the late Ayutthaya period. King Rama I ordered to restore the templ, since the temple is situated near the Grand Palace. Later in in the reign of King Rama III, the King had the Ubosot expanded and transformed into a tradition Thai building of Royal preference, namely the tiled wooden roof is traditionally decorated with Thai roof finials, gilded, and adorned with glass mosaics. The Ubosot has square masonry supporting columns without lotus caapital. The Ubosot house Phraphutthathewapatimakon, the principal Buddha Image with the mudra of meditation brought from Wat Khuhasawan. The pedestal of the principal image enshrines the relics and cremains of King Rama I. The temple is thus considered as the royal temple of King Rama I.

Phraphutthathewapatimakon, the principal Buddha Image in the Ubosot , Mural Paintings Depicting the top disciples’ stories in the Ubosot

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