Wat Pathum Wanaram วัดปทุมวนาราม - Royal Temple in the Heart of Bangkok’s Shopping District

The temple was founded in 1857 by King Mongkut (Rama IV) as a place of worship near his Sa Pathum Palace. At the time of its founding the area was still only rice fields and only accessible by boat on the Khlong Saen Saeb.

Wat Pathum Wanaram วัดปทุมวนาราม or Wat Pathum for short is a Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand. It is located in the Pathum Wan District, between the two shopping malls Siam Paragon and CentralWorld, and across the street from Siam Square.

The temple is a third class royal temple. The full name of the temple is Wat Pathum Wanaram Ratcha Wora Viharn วัดปทุมวนารามราชวรวิหาร.

At the temple is a sala partially reconstructed from the crematorium of the late Princess Mother of Thailand. Known in Thai as phra men, it represents Mount Meru, the heavenly abode of the gods. The ashes of Thai Royal Family members in the line of Queen Savang Vadhana and Prince Mahidol Adulyadej are interred at House of Mahidol Memorial inside the temple.

The temple is small but very well preserved. It’s also located near one of the most important areas in the city for shopping. You could make it part of a day by taking an hour out of your day to visit here to see this very nice royal temple.

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