2009 Photograph, Wat Yannawa Boat Wiharn, Yannawa, Sathon, Bangkok, Thailand. © 2012.

ภาพถ่าย ๒๕๕๒ วัดยานนาวาเภาวิหาร ยานนาวาเขตสาทรกรุงเทพประเทศไทย

This is the boat-shaped Wiharn of the temple with the Ubosot in the background.

Wat Yannawa, The "Boat Temple", Yannawa, Sathon, Bangkok, Thailand

วัดยานนาวา "วัดเรือ" ยานนาวาเขตสาทรกรุงเทพประเทศไทย

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This structure was built by King Rama III so that the people would be able to remember the old wooden junks that brought so much prosperity to the Thai Kingdom. The wooden ships were being replaced by modern steam ships at that time. The "ship" is made of concrete and has two chedi where the masts would ordinarily be located and the alter is the stern wheelhouse. Wat Yannawa was very popular with the many Chinese residents of this part of Bangkok.