The official name of the temple - Wat Phrasiratana Sasadaram, and yet it is called Wat Phra Kaew. At the entrance to the church there are two bronze lions, brought from Cambodia by King Rama I. The base of the temple is decorated with bronze and gilded figures Garud (poluptitsy-half people), and external doors and windows of the temple are decorated with mother of pearl ornaments. The inner walls of the temple are covered with paintings of the time of Rama III (XIX c.).

Inside the temple on a high pedestal kept most famous Buddha image - a small statue (height 66 cm), carved from a single jade (XV century). There are several legends about its origins. On one of them - the statue was covered with gold plates, on the other - is inside the other, clay statues. All that is known - the statue was found in 1431 in one of the temples of Chiang Rai and after a long journey into the hands of King Rama I.

Over the years the statue has repeatedly changed his apparel, and the ceremony itself has a deep symbolic meaning and is chaired by the reigning monarch or a prince.

Please note - at the entrance to the temple need to take off your shoes. Also, wear a temple and the Royal Palace should be selected properly: Closed shoes are not permitted - shorts, cleavage, mini-skirts, dresses or tunics open.