Wat Ratchabophit

Wat Rajabopit Sathitmahasimaram
Wat Rajabopit complex in 2025
Religion
AffiliationBuddhism
SectTheravāda
LeadershipSomdet Phra Ariyavongsagatanana (abbot)
Location
CountryThailand
Location in Bangkok
Geographic coordinates13°44′57″N 100°29′50″E / 13.74917°N 100.49722°E / 13.74917; 100.49722
Architecture
FounderKing Chulalongkorn
Completed1869

Wat Rajabopit (pronounced [wát râːt.tɕʰā.bɔ̄ː.pʰít]), or formally Wat Rajabopit Sathitmahasimaram Ratchaworawihan (This is the correct official spelling in English) (Thai: วัดราชบพิธสถิตมหาสีมารามราชวรวิหาร), is a Buddhist temple on Fueang Nakhon Road, Bangkok, along Khlong Khu Mueang Doem, not far from Wat Pho and the Grand Palace. The temple was built during the reign of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V). The abbot of the temple is Somdet Phra Ariyavongsagatanana, the current Supreme Patriarch of Thailand.