The Golden Mount
During the normal course of sight seeing in Bangkok, tourists drive past the Golden Mount, but few ever climb to the summit. Bangkok is located on a flat without any natural hills, and the Golden Mount is an artificial hill. Outside the confines of the original city of Bangkok, the Golden Mount stands on the east side of the old city wall. It is a part of Wat Sraket.
King Rama I restored the small Wat which originally was on this site. King Rama III attempted to build a mount similar to the Golden Mount of Ayutthaya, But the structure collapsed. King Mongkut, his successor, succeeded in building the artificial hill from rubble.
The Golden Mount, though seldom visited by tourists, is a place of veneration for the pious people of Thailand.
King Rama I restored the small Wat which originally was on this site. King Rama III attempted to build a mount similar to the Golden Mount of Ayutthaya, But the structure collapsed. King Mongkut, his successor, succeeded in building the artificial hill from rubble.
The Golden Mount, though seldom visited by tourists, is a place of veneration for the pious people of Thailand.
