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00:00The White Lotus Season 3 featured Thai movies and today I'm at the very temple that inspired
00:05the series.
00:06This is Wat Suwan Na Ram in Bangkok.
00:09Once known as Wat Thong, this temple sits quietly by the Bangkok Noi Canal.
00:14Back in the Thonbury era, it's believed that this very gown was used to execute Burmese
00:19prisoners of war and even served as a royal cremation site for members of the palace.
00:25Dark history, right?
00:27King Rama I restored and renamed it to Wat Suwan Na Ram, but the true magic came under
00:32King Rama III when two master artists Thong Yu and Kong Pak were commissioned to paint epic
00:38Chattaka tales inside the ordination hall.
00:41So if you're ever in Bangkok, make time to visit Wat Suwan Na Ram.
00:46It's not just a temple, it's a living gallery that the Hollywood couldn't resist.