This main Stupa was erected by King Rama IV in 1855 and regarded as the most sacred in the Royal Chapel. In the hollow interior is a smaller stupas containing sacred Buddha relics. King Rama V had the exterior covered with golden mosaic tiles imported from Italy. This stupa was built in imitation of one of the three stupas at Wat Phra Si Sanphet which was the Royal Chapel in the old capital of Ayutthaya.

Related Stories:

• Temple of The Emerald Buddha
• History of the Emerald Buddha
• The Assembly or Ordination Hall
• Phra Rabiang (The Gallery)
• Sala Rai (Pavilions)
• Phra Mondop (Repository of the Royal Golden Edition of the Buddhist Canon)
• Prasat Phra Thep Bidon (The Royal Pantheon)
• Phra Wihan Yot (The Spired Chapel)

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