| Wat Saket is located in Ratchadamnoen Klang. | | | | Mount was constructed and a statue of Buddha |
| Many tourists visiting Bangkok have been to Wat | | | | was housed in the temple which is on the top of |
| Saket and the nearby Golden Mount, which dates | | | | the hill. The statue was from India which was |
| back to 1800. The Golden Mount is an artificial hill, | | | | presented to the King by the British. King Rama |
| which is 260 feet in height from its base. The | | | | IV had concrete walls built around the temple to |
| tourists who climb the Golden Mount have a | | | | protect the temple from collapsing. Monks are |
| beautiful view of the Rattanakosin Island. | | | | housed in accommodation that is built around the |
| The Golden Mount was constructed by King | | | | Wat. |
| Rama III. However, the hill collapsed during its | | | | Every year in the twelfth lunar month a large |
| construction as the soft soil beneath the hill did | | | | festival is held at Wat Saket which includes a |
| not support it. Later, King Rama IV continued the | | | | candle light procession. During this festival, the |
| construction of the artificial hill. King Rama initially | | | | Golden Mount is filled with a large number of |
| constructed a small hill using 1000 teak logs. The | | | | carnivals, food stalls, entertainment shows and |
| small hill was used as base to avoid the actual hill | | | | many more. But the Golden Mount festival has |
| from sinking into the soil. | | | | lost its original popularity; it was not celebrated like |
| During the reign of King Rama V, the Golden | | | | it used to be in the ancient days. |