Later on, Rama IV built a small chedi housing a Buddha relic on top of the mud and brick mound. The pagoda was rebuilt again towards the end of the nineteenth century by his son Rama V when the Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon, made a gift of a Buddha relic excavated from the town where Buddha was believed to have been born. The concrete cap was built during WW II to keep the artificial hill from eroding further.
Text is from Bangkok for Visitors.
There were a lot of steps to climb to get to the top.
Offerings were made on the trip up the stairs.
Bells could be rung as you took the long walk.
And it is certainly worth making the effort!
And there is a lot to see at the top.
This visit was made in December 2021.
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