NAN : Welcome to The Golden Mount or Wat saket. The temple dates back to the Ayutthaya period, when it was known as Wat Sakae. When Bangkok became the capital, King Rama I renovated the temple and gave it its present name is Wat Saket Ratcha Wora Maha Wihan, or Wat Saket for short.
TUCK : Here's what's interesting? / Here are the highlights?
NAN : Here are the highlights is the Golden Mount. The Golden Mount is an artificial hill constructed under King Rama III.
During the construction however, the chedi collapsed because the soil it was standing on was too soft to support the weight.
NUT : Then what to do next in the soil when it collapsed.
NAN : But Years later King Rama IV had the hill reinforced and made higher with large numbers of logs to prevent the soil from sinking any further, and he had a small stupa build on top. The large gilded stupa existing . In the 1940’s the hill was reinforced again using concrete.
NUT : Hmm. I see.