Wat Dawduengsaram

Wat Daowaduengsaram is a third-class royal temple, common type, located in Bang Yi Khan Subdistrict, Bang Phlat District, Bangkok. The temple was built during the reign of King Rama I by the idea of ​​Chao Chom Waen in the reign of King Rama I or Khun Suea who built the temple in the middle of a garden in Bang Yi Khan Subdistrict, Thonburi. It was originally called Wat Khrua In. Khun Suea built a brick chapel about 2 cubits above the ground. He used hardwood as the main pillars. The roof was covered with tiles and the walls were made of teak wood. There were doors and windows for the entrance and exit. During the reign of King Rama II, a Laotian woman named In renovated and restored the monks’ residences. She demolished the original wooden huts and built them into a building. She used hardwood as the main pillars. The roof was covered with tiles and the walls were woven bamboo with cement. It looked like a building wall with doors and windows. She demolished the walls and roof and covered them with tiles. There were gable and raka leaves. Later, King Rama III granted a new name, Wat Daowaduengsaram, which means the temple is the residence of Indra. Which still has a major renovation by Phraya Mahathep (Pan), the ancestor of the Panikabut family, who built the ordination hall, the sala, and many permanent structures. In the ordination hall, there are murals telling the story of the Ten Lives of the Buddha, the story of Phra Maha Kassapa, the story of King Dvadahana, and the story of Queen Samawati, etc. It is believed that it was the work of Kru Kong Pae (Luang Seni Borirak) and Kru Thong Yu (Luang Wichit Chettha), the master craftsmen of Rattanakosin at that time. #Bangkok attractions