It is located on Maha Chai Road and was constructed in 1846. This temple was built towards the end of the reign of King Rama III to honour the royal granddaughter, Princess Sommanat Wattanawadi (later she was the first consort of King Rama IV the Great and was known as Queen Sommanat Wattanawadi). Therefore, the King bestowed the name Wat Ratchanaddaram, which is a third-class royal temple of the Worawihan class and was registered as a historical site in 1951. The beauty of the temple that catches the eye of the people passing by was created by Chao Phraya Yommarat (Bunnag). The architect, who designed the temple’s construction plans, supervised the construction of the Ubosot, wihan, and sermon hall. As for Phraya Maha Yotha, he built the monks cells along with the walls and dams around the temple, while Chao Phraya Sriphiphat was the designer and supervised the construction of the metal castle. King Rama III graciously ordered to build a metal castle instead of a chedi, but it was not completed until the reign of King Rama V the Great, when it was continued until completed. After that, Wat Ratchanaddaram was repaired again during the time that Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat was Prime Minister by trying to maintain the original design of the Loha Prasat of the reign of King Rama III as much as possible. Therefore, the Loha Prasat here is considered the first metal castle in Thailand. It was constructed into a 7-storey building with 37 castle peaks, which refers to the 37 Bodhipakkhiya Dharma in Buddhism. The top of the castle on the 7th floor is where the Buddha’s relics are enshrined. In the middle of the castle is hollow with a spiral staircase of 67 steps to walk up to see the scenery above. Most of the architecture inside the temple is exquisitely beautiful in the Thai art style, e.g., the Phra Ubosot has a gable apex that is gable leaf with gold lacquer decorated with beautiful stained glass. The interior enshrines the principal Buddha image called Phra Settamuni
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