Buddhist temples on Rattanakosin:

Wat Bowonsathaan Suthawaht

‘Exalted Temple and Pure Avasa’. Name of a Buddhist temple in Bangkok's Phra Nakhon district, located within the compound of the former Front Palace. It was built during the time of Somdet Phra Bowon Raja Chao Maha Surasinghanat , the first viceroy of the Rattanakosin Period and the younger brother of King Rama I. 

Wat Poh

Temple of the reclining Buddha in Bangkok officially known Wat Phra Chetuphon. It is the oldest and largest temple in Bangkok, and the first educational centre. It is also an important training centre for traditional massage and reflexology in the past taught on the basis of didactic pictures and . The temple Wat Poh already existed since the 16th century, but its real history starts only in 1781, when the old monastery was completely rebuilt. The temple houses the most important reclining Buddha image in Thailand, with a length of 46 meters and a height of 15 meters. The temple is one of the few throughout Thailand conferred with the highest royal title of Rajavora Maha Vihaan. Its full name followed by this title is Wat Phra Chetuphon Wimon Mang Khalahrahm Rajavora Maha Vihaan.

Wat Mahathat Yuwaraja Rangsarit

One of the few temples in Thailand that is bestowed with the highest possible royal title of Rajavora Maha Vihaan. Its name is usually abbreviated to Wat Mahathat. The temple is located on Rattanakosin Island in Bangkok, yet was built during the Ayutthaya Period. It accommodates the Buddhist university Maha Chulalongkorn Rajawitthayalai for the higher education of monks.  

 Wat Phra Kaew

 ‘Temple of the Jewelled Buddha’. The most important temple in Bangkok and Thailand, housing the Emerald Buddha . It is a royal temple without a Sanghavasa, built next to the old royal palace Phra Rachawang in Phra Nakhon . The inner walls of the gallery that encloses the temple have elaborate murals depicting the complete story of the Ramakien. The temple's official name is Wat Phra Sr Rattana Sahtsadahrahm