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Installation of the Emerald Buddha at Wat Phra Kaew
- When
- February/March 1785
- Where
- Ubosot of Wat Phra Kaew, Grand Palace, Bangkok
The Emerald Buddha was carried from Wat Arun in Thonburi to Bangkok and installed in Wat Phra Kaew's ubosot in February/March 1785.
The image was transported with great ceremony across the Chao Phraya river from its former home at Wat Arun in Thonburi to the Rattanakosin side, and placed in its present position in the ubosot of the Wat Phra Kaew temple complex. The temple had been consecrated in 1785, and the move occurred in February/March of that year.
Sources
- Wat Phra Kaew Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-05
- Emerald Buddha Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-06
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