Vietnamese temple in Yaowarat area

#triptravelchina 🏯Wat Mongkol Samakhom or Wat Yuan Soi Plaeng Nam is a small Vietnamese temple with only one chapel for religious ceremonies. It is built in a simple style and is located in Yaowarat. The architecture is similar to China. 🏡In the past, King Taksin allowed Vietnamese royal family members and a group of Vietnamese monks to follow him and establish a Vietnamese community. The Vietnamese monks also requested permission to establish a Vietnamese temple. 🏠During the reign of King Rama V, a road was built, so he ordered the Vietnamese temple to be moved to Plaeng Nam Road, which is where the temple is now. Therefore, this temple was a temple under royal patronage during the reign of King Rama V. 🙏Currently, there are no Vietnamese monks residing at this temple. There are only Thai monks and monks of Chinese descent. 🙏Inside the chapel, the Sakyamuni Buddha is enshrined as the principal Buddha image, with Bodhisattvas on the left and right sides. On the altar parallel to the principal Buddha image's altar, there are also There are Chinese gods decorated behind the incense pots. 🏙 The door is a curved monument with folding doors, decorated with hanging Chinese lanterns. There is a sign with the temple's name in 3 languages. ♨️ Wat Mongkol Samakhom: 48 Plaeng Nam Road, Samphanthawong Subdistrict, Samphanthawong District, Bangkok 🎯 Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ACdnfNbgYdZeEaag9 🕔 Opening - closing hours: 05.00 - 22.00 hrs. #Bangkok #VisitBangkok