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Wat Ratchanatdaram Worawihan is a Buddhist temple in Bangkok, distinguished by a pyramid-like structure rising through three levels. Thirty-seven metal spires crown the silhouette. The building reaches thirty-six metres and offers a striking view across the surrounding cityscape. Its cool interior gives you relief from Bangkok’s heat.

King Nang Klao commissioned the temple in 1846 for his granddaughter, Princess Somanass Waddhanawathy. The spires represent Buddhism’s thirty-seven virtues leading to enlightenment. The lower level carries twenty-four spires, the middle twelve, and the upper level one spire containing a Buddha relic. That relic was enshrined in 1995, while the temple opened to the public in 2007.

Ancient designs from Shravasti in India and Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka shaped this rare surviving structure. A wooden spiral staircase links the levels. Inside, corridors wind among columns and pictures tracing the building’s history, while an observation area opens across Bangkok. UNESCO has received the temple for consideration as a World Heritage site.