Chaiwatthanaram Temple

Wat Chaiwatthanaram Wat Chaiwatthanaram is located on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River, outside the city island. It is a temple that King Prasat Thong, the King of Ayutthaya, ordered to be built in 2173. It is considered one of the most beautiful temples in Ayutthaya. This temple is located on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River, outside the city island, Tambon Ban Pom. It is considered one of the most beautiful ancient sites. It was built during the reign of King Prasat Thong in 2173. This temple is the burial place of Prince Thammathibet (Prince Kung), a great poet of the late Ayutthaya period, and Prince Sangwan, who was sentenced to death by flogging during the reign of King Borommakot. The main prang of this temple is on a square base, and at the four corners of the base are prangs representing the four directions. During the reign of King Prasat Thong, he ordered the construction of a large prang as the main prang of the temple, reviving the art of the early Ayutthaya period, which preferred to build prangs as the main prang of the temple, such as the prangs at Wat Mahathat and Wat Ratchaburana. In addition, there is a gallery around the main prang. Inside the gallery, there is a stucco Buddha image in the Mara-Vijaya posture. The gallery walls are made of bricks and mortar, with railings in the shape of a kudun pattern. The ordination hall is in front of the temple. Inside, there are remains of the principal Buddha image, which is a Buddha image in the Mara-Vijaya posture, made of sandstone, dressed in the royal regalia. The sema stones of the ordination hall are made of green stone, carved in the pattern of the yam pattern and the pattern of the coiled stems. In front of the ordination hall, there are two chedis with a base 12 meters wide and 12 meters high, which is considered an art form that began to spread since the reign of King Prasat Thong. Wat Chaiwatthanaram was declared a national ancient monument in 1935 and the Fine Arts Department has been continuously restoring it, so it still maintains its grand and magnificent beauty as it did in the past. #TeeAunInvitesYouToTravel #PlacesToVisitNearBangkok #Ayutthaya #WatChaiwatthanaram