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Wat Amarinthraram Worawihan or known in short as Wat Amarinthraram or just Wat Amarin is a Thai Buddhist temple in Thailand. It is located on the southward of canal Khlong Bangkok Noi, next to the Siriraj Piyamaharajkarun Hospital and Bangkok Noi railway station near the foot of Arun Ammarin bridge, considered as the temple that is nearest to Siriraj Hospital. It is an ancient temple dating back to the Ayutthaya period (around 1657–58), although it is not known who built it. Previously, it was called "Wat Bang Wa Noi" in pair with Wat Bangwa Yai nearby, or Wat Rakhangkhositaram in present day. In the King Taksin's reign during Thonburi period, the temple has been promoted to be a royal monastery. In the early Rattanakosin period, the King Phutthayotfa Chulalok (Rama I) gave the name to the Wat Amarinthraram (?akra temple) which remains today. Since then, it has undergone renovations and had various additions to the permanent structures during each reign. Presently, the temple is classified as the third rank of royal monastery.
@ 14 Jan, 2020
This temple is split in half by a street. The section closest to the hospital was, when I visited, filled with hundreds of Buddha images (statues). I don't know if that's the case now. The section furthest from the hospital has a very old structure, in the back, that dates back to the Ayutthaya period (around 1657–58).
@ 10 Nov, 2019
If you happen to drop by Siriraj Hospital or Siph just for your own health check-up or medical follow-up, it would be nice to check this temple out. Around this time of every year which is early November, a temple fair emerges and everybody rejoices
@ 04 Dec, 2019
Way too many cars are parked in the area; it's difficult to walk around, it feels more like a parking lot than a Thai temple. This place also isn't easy to access from the nearby bridge. The bridge also blocks your view of one of the entrance gates.
@ 27 Oct, 2019
Beautiful place to visit
@ 19 Sep, 2019
Good place to visit in bangkok