Construction of the temple began in 1807 and was completed during the reign of of King Rama III. The vihan of this temple is considered to be the tallest in Bangkok and is famous for for its paintings on Buddhist cosmology. The teak doors of the vihan are decorated with intricate carvings. Around the vihan are 156 golden Buddha statues.
At the centre of the temple is an eight-metre high sculpture of Buddha. It is one of the largest largest surviving bronze statue from the Sukkhothai Kingdom era.
In the square in front of the temple stands a tall red-coloured frame, the Sauchingcha (Giant Swing). They were used in a ceremony to thank Shiva for the for the rice harvest. Not far from the swing, a pole was placed and at the level of the at the level of the rung of the swing was a pouch with gold or silver coins. Brahmans, swinging on the giant swing (just as Shiva swings in the Heavens). swings in Heaven), they would try to grasp the bag of coins. The ceremony often ceremony often ended in the death of the participants and was banned in the 1930s).
