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Wat Benchamabophit Dusitvanaram Ratchaworawihan stands in Bangkok’s Dusit District, where white Italian marble frames a Buddhist temple beside the former royal quarter. High gables, stepped roofs, and elaborate finials give the buildings a distinctly Bangkok architectural profile. Carrara marble covers the courtyard and pillars, while two large singhas guard the entrance to the ordination hall.
King Chulalongkorn commissioned the temple in 1899 for a site near his palace, and Prince Naris created its design. Inside, Phra Buddhajinaraja presents a Sukhothai-style Buddha image cast in 1920. King Chulalongkorn’s ashes rest beneath the statue, linking the royal commission to the hall’s central image. An encircling gallery holds Buddha figures with different mudras, collected by Prince Damrong Rajanubhab.
Morning alms-giving brings monks into a line as merit makers place offerings before them. Buddhist festivals can bring candlelight processions for Magha Puja and Visakha Puja through the temple grounds. The marble façade also appears on the reverse of Thailand’s five-baht coin.
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