Wat Suthat Thepwararam วัดสุทัศนเทพวราราม, Thailand (1848)

Artist/Designer:

Project Location: Bangkok, Thailand

Style/Period(s):
Traditional

Primary Material(s):
Brick, Concrete, Glass, Fresco, Lacquer, Light, Stone: Marble, Stone, Wood

Function(s):
Religious Building, Cultural Center, Buddhist Temple

Related Website(s):

Significant Date(s):
19th Century, 1848, 2005

Additional Information:
Significant Date(s):
1807 - Construction of temple began under the reign of Rama I.
1809-1824 - Further construction under Rama II’s reign.
1848 - Construction of temple was completed under Rama III’s reign.
2005 - Temple was submitted to UNESCO for consideration as a future World Heritage Site.

Additional Information:
Publication/Texts in Print:
Schmidt, Luke. "Initial Findings on Wat Suthat: Presence, Power, and Merit‐Making in the Vihara Murals and Inscriptions." Religion Compass 4, no. 10 (2010): 588-605.
KRAIRIKSH, PIRIYA. "The Dvāravatī Relief at Wat Suthat, Bangkok, and Its Indian Roots." DECODING DECODING SOuTHEAST ASIAN ART ASIAN ART: 75.
Phongsai, Sucheera, Piyathida SihaWattakul, and Anusorn Jaiton. "An Analytical study of art invents from Thai art in Rattanakosin island." (2014).
SRIGANAPATI, Touchpon, and Achirat Chaiyapotpanit. "PLANTS AND LANDSCAPE IN THAI TRADITIONAL PAINTING DURING REIGN OF KING RAMA I-KING RAMA IV." PhD diss., Silpakorn University, 2019.

Building Location:
146 Bamrung Mueang Road Phra Nakhon, Bangkok

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