Thailand: The Loha Prasad building (Brazen Palace or Iron Monastery), modelled on an ancient Buddhist monastery in Sri Lanka, in the grounds of Wat Ratchanatda, Bangkok. Wat Ratchanatda (Wat Ratchanaddaram) was built on the orders of King Nangklao (Rama III) for Mom Chao Ying Sommanus Wattanavadi in 1846. The temple is best known for the Loha Prasada (Loha Prasat), a multi-tiered structure 36 m high and having 37 metal spires. Thailand: The upper section of the splendid, gilded Lohaprasad ('Iron Palace') in the grounds of Wat Ratchanadta in the old city center (Rattanakosin Island) of Bangkok. The Lohaprasadˇs architecture was inspired by an old Buddhist monastery in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).