Wat Nuannoradit ( th, วัดนวลนรดิศ) is the 3rd ranked

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. It is on the western side of the

Khlong Bangkok Yai Khlong Bangkok Yai ( th, คลองบางกอกใหญ่, ; lit: 'Big Bangkok Canal') is a historic ''khlong'' (คลอง; canal) of Bangkok. The current length is 6 km (about 3 mi), through various canals as far as it termi ...

(Bangkok Yai canal) and opposite Wat Praduchimplee and Wat Nuan Noradit School.

History

Wat Nuannoradit is ancient and was deserted for a long time. Some people believe that it was built in the era of the

Ayutthaya Kingdom The Ayutthaya Kingdom (; th, อยุธยา, , IAST: or , ) was a Siamese kingdom that existed in Southeast Asia from 1351 to 1767, centered around the city of Ayutthaya, in Siam, or present-day Thailand. The Ayutthaya Kingdom is consi ...

. Its older name was Wat Makok Nai ("Inside Bangkok canal temple"), paired with Wat Makok Nok ("Outside Bangkok canal temple", now

Wat Arun Wat Arun Ratchawararam Ratchawaramahawihan ( th, วัดอรุณราชวราราม ราชวรมหาวิหาร ) or Wat Arun (, "Temple of Dawn") is a Buddhist temple ('' wat'') in Bangkok Yai district of Bangkok, Th ...

). At the end of the reign of Chao khun Phra Ratchaphan (Nuan), who was Chao Phraya Akkhamahasena ( Bunnag)’s wife and the sister of Queen Amarindra, she repaired Wat Makok Nai, assigning responsibility to her son Chao Phraya Phra khlang (Dit Bunnag). Jao Phraya Phraklan (Dit Bunnaak) repaired Wat Makok Nai after he finished repairing

Wat Prayurawongsawat Wat Prayurawongsawat Worawihan, known in short as Wat Prayun is a 19th century Buddhist temple complex, located near the Memorial Bridge (Thonburi side) in Bangkok, Thailand. History The temple was built during the reign of King Rama III of th ...

in 2379 of the Buddhist era (1836). After that

King Chulalongkorn Chulalongkorn ( th, จุฬาลงกรณ์, 20 September 1853 – 23 October 1910) was the fifth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri, titled Rama V. He was known to the Siamese of his time as ''Phra Phuttha Chao Luang'' (พร� ...

(King Rama V) changed its name to Wat Nuannoradit after Chao Khun Phraratchaphan (Nuan). The temple was repaired once by Chao Phraya Surawongwaiwat (Worn Bunnaak) and Chao Phraya Passakorawong (Phon Bunnag) and again by Phra Sassananurak (Tim Rattanachoot). After that, it was maintained continuously.

References

External links

{{Commons category, Wat Nuan Noradit Worawihan, Wat Nuannoradit Buddhist temples in Bangkok Phasi Charoen district