The royal chapel or temple of the Emerald buddha usually called wat phra kaeo and officially named sri ratana sasadaram temple is the most interesting and famous of bangkok's temples since its foundation in 1785 a.d. it has never been allowed to fall into decay this collection of chapels halls towers etc can be divided into two parts the bot or chapel of the emerald buddha proper and the small edifices which stand around viz three small chamber's on the west twelve sslad the belfry on the south and a small chapel in the southeastern corner.