Wat Nai Rong

Wat Nai Rong (วัดนายโรง) is an old Buddhist temple in Bangkok. It is considered to be another temple along the historical stream, Khlong Bangkok Noi.

Wat Nai Rong is a small temple, was built in Rattanakosin period around 1860. It is an old temple which having a beautiful ancient remains, antiques. There was not appeared about the history of the temple.

Mostly from the story told that Krab who was the owner of Lakhon nok (open-air dramatics) troupe during the King Rama IV's reign was built this temple which was called Wat Lakhon Chao Krab (Mr. Krab's theatre temple).

The King Rama IV was given a new name as Wat Sammaj Chapon but locals always called Wat Nai Rong (temple of troupe owner) and Wat Nok (outer temple) called together with Wat Nai (inner temple) which the temple named Wat Bang Bamru as it close to each other and some called Wat PaK Khlong (temple on the mouth of the canal) as it located on the mouth of the canal Khlong Bang Bamru.