Wat Ket Chaiyo Worawihan,Ang Thong Province
Ang Thong is an ancient city of Thailand believed to have been constructed in Dvaravoti period. History of Ang Thong appears in clearly picture in the Ayutthaya period in the begining, the province was believed to be a suburbon town of Ayutthaya with agiven name of "Khwaeng Wiset Chai Chan" located on the bank of Noi River.
Ang Thong as a buffer state of Ayutthaya in a battle with Burma. This was because the proximity of Ang Thong and its geographical plane route and a battle field of Ayutthay and Burma.
A visit to Ang Thong will give you opportunity to touch a beautiful rice/ field along with clam and good people. Local arts and crafts ancient ruins and temples with the biggest Buddha sculpture and all highlights of the provinces' attaractions.
This monastery was also called Wat Ket Chaiyo during the reign of King Rama IV (fundly know to the Thai people as King Mongkut) of Bangkok. Somdet Phra Phuthachan also know as to "Phrom Rang Si" the most famous buddhist monk of his time. once built a large buddha image at this site in an open space in 1887. King Rama V (King Chulalongkron The Great) ordered the revision of the whole monastery. And built the Vihara to house the buddha image. But the buddha image, however collapsed during the construction of the Vihara building due to the ground shuddering construction work that look place their. King Rama V then ordred the reconstruction of the image in the same style as the buddha image at Wat Kamjenamil in Bangkok and gave it the name "Phra Maha Phutthaphim", This new image was sculpted by Prince Pradit Worakan.
located to the east of Chao-Praya River. Number 21 Moo 3
Sub-District Chaiyo, District of Chaiyo in Ang Thong province.
