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Wat Benchamabophit Dusitvanaram (Thai: วัดเบญจมบพิตรดุสิตวนารามราชวรวิหาร), famously known as the Marble Temple, is located in Dusit District of Bangkok, and estimated to be built in 2369 BE (AD 1826). Wat Benchamabophit is previously called "Wat Laem" or "Wat Saitong".
King Rama III had set a military camp in Wat Benchamabophit to settle down the revolt of Prince Chao Anouvong of Laos. Krom Phra Phiphit Phokphuben the director general, along with his four siblings, repaired the temple, which derived the name "Benchamabophit," which, according to records in the period of King Rama IV, means "the temple of five princes."
In 2441 BE, King Rama V acquired a land for royal residences and named it Wang Suan Dusit or Dusit Garden Palace, which is the Dusit Palace now. Two dilapidated temples were situated in the land and about to face the destiny to be torn down for the construction of the royal palace and roads. Traditionally, new temples had to be built after old ones got pulled down; King Rama V, however, decided to rebuilt one of the old temples instead of tearing them down.
On March 1, 2442 BE (AD 1899), the temple was rebuilt and the full name "Wat Benchamabophit Dusitvanaram" is the combination of "Benchamabophit", which conferred by King Rama V means "Temple of King Rama V", and "Dusitvanaram", the name of a park donated for the land to built the temple. King Rama V sent craftsmen to Phitsanulok to build a replica statue of Phra Buddha Chinnarat as the main Buddha image enshrined in the ubosot (ordinational hall) of Wat Benchamabophit.
In 2458 BE (AD 1915), Wat Benchamabophit was ranked as the 1st-class royal temple of the "Woravihara" grade by King Rama VI.
The buildings in Wat Benchamabophit such as the ubosot, corridor, and bell tower are built of Italian marble, and consequently the temple has the name "Marble Temple".
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