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Construction and Consecration of Wat Phra Kaew
- When
- 1783–1785
- Where
- Wat Phra Kaew, Grand Palace, Bangkok
Rama I ordered construction of Wat Phra Kaew and its ubosot in 1783; the temple was consecrated in 1785 within the Grand Palace.
Construction of the temple began in 1783 under Rama I, the first king of the Chakri dynasty, who had moved the capital to Bangkok and built the new Grand Palace with Wat Phra Kaew inside its compound. The ubosot, begun the same year, is among the temple's oldest structures. Wat Phra Kaew was consecrated in 1785, the year the Emerald Buddha arrived.
Sources
- Wat Phra Kaew Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-05
- Emerald Buddha Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-06
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