Wat Mahathat Tour photo copyrighted by: Brian McMorrow A little north of the Grand Palace compound, between the fine arts Silpakorn
University and the University of law and sciences, Thammasat, lies the ancient temple of Wat Mahathat. Founded in the 18th century, the temple pre-dates the founding of Bangkok, but was considerably altered after one of its monks, the young Prince Mongkut, later became King Rama IV of Thailand.
Wat Mahathat was restored once again during the reign of King Borommakot
(1732-1758 A.D.) when four porticos of the main prang were added. In 1767 A.D.
when Ayutthaya was sacked the wat was burnt and has since then been in ruins.
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