Hanuman Battle Scene Mural, Wat Phra Kaew
Hanuman Battle Scene Mural, Wat Phra Kaew
Yaksha Demon
Yaksha Demon
Celestial Dancers
Celestial Dancers
Kind Rama Nattling Tosakanth
Kind Rama Nattling Tosakanth
Wat Phra Kaew and the Emerald Buddha
Wat Phra Kaew and the Emerald Buddha

Temple of the Emerald BuddhaWat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram

1424
Temple of the Emerald Buddha was founded by King Rama I in 1782–84 within Bangkok’s Grand Palace as the royal chapel of the Chakri dynasty. Its gilded roofs, chedis, and cloister murals of the Ramakien frame the Emerald Buddha, a small green stone image revered as the palladium of the kingdom. Seasonally re-robed by the king, the figure binds Buddhist devotion to state ritual, making the complex both sanctuary and emblem of Thai identity.