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Wat Chaiwatthanaram is situated on the west bank of the Chao Praya River, off the Ayutthaya city island in the western area in Ban Pom sub-district, Phra Na Korn Sri Ayutthaya district, Phra Na Korn Sri Ayutthaya Province. Formerly called "Wat Chaiyaram" and WWat Chaichanatharam", it was a royal temple complex during the reign of King Prasart Thong and established as "Aranya Sector" temple (forest monastery system where mainly Buddhist monks practice meditation in forest hermitages.) in 1630 on the land in the same area of his mother's residence as a memorial and a tribute to his late mother.
The main architecture which is also the principal monuments of the temple complex is a group of five Pagodas surrounded by cloisters, with Main Pagoda (Prang) in the center and all four corners of the cloisters called "Meru Thit-Meru Rai" (The Spired Roof Halls). The architectural style as well as the layout for the construction of the historical site within the temple complex reflected King Prasart Thong's prefered style which received the influence from Khmer's Deva Raja belief (the belief that King is the descended God). The Fine Arts Department registered the temple as an ancient monument in the Royal Thai Goverment Gazette Vol. 52, No. 75, dated 8 March 1935.
Credit : signed board Wat Chaiwatthanaram
