Wat Saket
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Wat Saket Ratchawora Mahawihan (Thai: วัดสระเกศราชวรมหาวิหาร), usually shortened to Wat Saket, is a Buddhist temple (wat) in Pom Prap Sattru Phai district, Bangkok, Thailand.
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Wat Saket Ratchawora Mahawihan | |
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วัดสระเกศราชวรมหาวิหาร (วัดสระเกศ) | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Theravada Buddhism |
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Location | Boripat Road, Khwaeng Ban Bat, Khet Pom Prap Sattru Phai, Bangkok 10100 |
Country | Thailand |
Geographic coordinates | 13°45′14″N 100°30′30″E |
Architecture | |
Type | Thai Architecture |
Completed | Unknown (believed to be Ayutthaya period;[1] renovated many times during the Rattanakosin period) |
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The temple dates back to the Ayutthaya era, when it was known as Wat Sakae (วัดสะแก). When Bangkok became the capital, King Rama I (1737–1809) renovated the temple and gave it its present name (which roughly translates as "wash hair"); it was believed that on his return from the war, the king stopped to take a bath and wash his hair here, before entering the inner city.[2]