- Wat Saket in Bangkok also known as the Temple of the Golden Mount is the highest temple in Bangkok. There are 344 steps to the Golden Chedi at the top.
- Originally, it was known as Wat Sakae then later the whole temple was re-established in the reign of King Rama I the Great and given the new name of wat saket .
- How to Get to Wat Saket temple. The tourist can travel to Wat Saket with various options; buses, metered taxi, and Took Took.
- Wat Saket, popularly known as the Golden Mount or ‘Phu Khao Thong’, is a low hill crowned with a gleaming gold chedi. ... The Golden Mount at Wat Saket.
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- Wat Saket’s full name is actually Wat Saket Ratchawora Mahawihan but nobody has time to say the full name so us locals just call it Wat Saket.
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- The main feature of Wat Saket is the 80-meter-high hill crowned with a gleaming gold chedi, which houses a Buddha relic and offers panoramic views of Bangkok.
- Wat Saket is the Temple of the Golden Mount located on the edge of the historic Rattanakosin Island area of Bangkok.
- King Rama I (reign 1782- 1809) renovated Wat Saket, but his grandson, Rama III (reign 1824 – 1851), had an artificial hill built over the temple.