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| Wat Rakhangkhositraram Woramahavihan |
Are you first visited Wat Rakhangkhositraram Woramahavihan? ( Wat = Temple ) The entrance is through a parking lot. One of the buildings has some scaffolding and seemed to be under renovation. The other temple seemed fine, but no one was coming in. The locals are making their offerings and prayers to 3 Buddha statues inside a tent. A Buddhist monk was observed present in this store. Not wanting to disturb this religious
This is a royal temple also known as Wat Mahanopp. Located on the island of Ratanakosin in a large shaded resort. It offers a quiet retreat. A short distance from this temple is the Chao praya river.
Wat Rakhangkhositraram Woramahavihan, also known as Wat Mahanop was built during the reign of King Rama III and is located at Ta Nao Road, not far from the small Chinese temple called Chao Pra Seua.
Here you can see a typical Thai-style Buddhist temple with a good size within, housing a picture of a golden Buddha sitting against the white wall. Unfortunately, there are no attractive wall murals to see here. However, the Chinese-style ceiling is attractive.
There is also a monument of King Rama III, similar to those found at Wat Suthat, the Royal Pavilion Mahajetsadabadin, and other places around the city.
Overall, Wat Mahanop is not one of the most memorable temples, so I suggest taking a pass on this one to focus your time and efforts on the most important and interesting temples in the city, especially if you are short of time when in Bangkok.
For those with more time on their hands, you can see this temple along with the Chao Pra Seua, while making your way to Wat Suthat, about 10 minute's walk from here
