Phu Khao Thong
Phu Khao Thong (Golden mountain, ภูเขาทอง) is a steep artificial hill inside the Wat Saket compound.
Rama I's grandson, King Rama III (1787–1851), decided to build a chedi of huge dimensions inside Wat Saket.
Exit the Golden Mount via the rear gateway. You come out onto a street lined with carpentry and wood shops. Turn right and walk up the street past a fire station and over a bridge crossing Saen Saeb canal. Directly ahead of you is the museum dedicated to Rama VII. Veer left over another bridge and walk past the Pom Mahakan fortifications. The fort was built around the time Bangkok was founded in the late 18th century to defend the city against invasions like the one that toppled Ayuthaya.