Wat Mahathat, Ayutthaya

Wat Mahathat, Ayutthay

Wat Mahathat, Ayutthaya is located in front of the Grand Palace to the east, next to Pa Than Bridge. The temple is believed to be one of Ayutthaya’s oldest temples, possibly built by King Boromaraja I (1370-88). Its central prang, of which only the base remains, once rose to a height of 165 feet. Traces of the original stucco decorations can still be seen on some of the surrounding chedis.

Wat Yai Chaimongkhon

Wat Na Phra Meru

Wat Phra Phutthabat Ratchaworamahawihan, Saraburi province, Thailand

Wat Phra Phuttabat Ratchaworamahawihan Wat Phra Phutthabat  

address :  Moo 8 Khun Khlon Phra Phutthabat, Saraburi 18120                   

This temple contains a Mondop or Madapa housing the Buddha's footprint that was first discovered in the reign of King Songtham it he Ayutthaya period.  

The square monops is situated on the hill and is elaborn ately decorated in a gilded and coloured glass in lay design, with fine mother-of pearl inlaid door panels.  There are 3 Naga staireases up the hill to the complex, which also contains Phra Ubosot-the ordination hall and Wihan Rais-the votive halls of of the Ayutthaya to early Rattanakosin period.

Rajabhakti Park อุทยานราชภักดิ์

Rajabhakti Park, Thailand        

อุทยานราชภักดิ์         

 

Located :  Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Hhan Province, Thailand

It was built by the Royal Thai Army, on Thai Army property

His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej gave the historical park the name "Rajabhakti Park"

the park that has been built with people's loyalty to the monarchs

And to respect and honor His Majesty the King of Siam and 7
1. King Ramkhamhaeng (Sukhothai)

2. King Naresuan (Ayutthaya)

3. King Narai (Ayutthaya)

4. King Taksin (Thonburi)

5. King Rama I (Rattanakosin)

6. King Rama IV (Rattanakosin)

7. King Rama V (Rattanakosin)

Wat Sothon Woararam Worawihan Temple, Chachoengsao Privince, Thailand

Wat Sothon Woararam Worawihan Temple, Chachoengsao Privince, Thailand

Wat Sothon Wararam Worawihan in Muang district, includes the most important Buddha image

 “Luang Pho Sothon”.

Chachoengsao, A Buddhist city

Chachoengsao or Paet Rio is located on the east of Bangkok. Its fertility is due to Bang Pakong River. It is an important venue for agricultural products in the Central Region, with mango as the most popular fruit of the province. Moreover, it is the location of the sacred Phra Phutthasothon Buddha image (the Luang Pho Sothon statue).

The history of Chachoengsao dated back since the Ayutthaya Period during the reign of King Phra Borom Tri Lokkanat. Most people live along the banks of Bang Pakong River and canals. Phra Phutthasothon or Luang Pho Sothon is the center of beliefs and faith. In the past, Chachoengsao was a small town, and was upgraded to a province in 1916.

Chachoengsao is 80 kilometers from Bangkok, with the area of 5,351 square kilometers.

Wat Sothon Wararam Worawihan
This temple is in the municipal area by the Bang Pakong River. Built in late Ayutthaya Period, with its original name of “Wat Hong”, it is the location of Phra Phutthasothon or Luang Pho Sothon, the important Buddha image in the attitude of meditation with a width of 1.65 meters and a height of 1.48 meters high. According to the legend, this Buddha image had been floated along the river, before being placed here at this temple. The original image was a beautiful Buddha image, but later on cement was placed on the image to prevent from burglary. Worshippers from all walks of life come to pay respect to this most reputed image by pasting gold leaves on the image.

The present chapel (ubosot) is a new, beautiful, and gigantic building which has replaced the old one. The chapel actually depicts the style of the applied Rattanakosin period.

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Wat Yai Chaimongkhon, Ayutthaya

Wat yai Chaimongkhon, Ayutthaya

constructed in King U Thong's era. housing a pagoda built by King Naresuan the Great to commemorate his victory over a Burmese king.

Bang Pa-In, Ayutthaya Province, Thailand

 Bang Pa-In, Ayutthaya Province, Thailand                                                                   

The Roayl Summer Palace at Pang Pa-In, about 60 kms. from Bangkok.    

Phra Thinang Warophat Phiman/ Poyal Floating-House

Phra Thinang Aisawan Thiphya Art

Doll's Bridge 

Ho Witthun Thasana

Phra Thinang Wehart Chamrun

Memorial to Queen Sunandakhumarirattana

Memorial to Princessaovabhark Narirattana and three Roayl

H.M. Queen Sunanda Kumariratana , daughter of H.M.Mongkut and Somdetch Phra Piyamavadee Sriphatcharin, was born on November 10th 1860.

H.M. Queen Sunanda Kumariratana was a first queen of H.M.King Chulalongkorn.

Their Majesties had one daughter. Her name is H.R.H. Princess Karnaborn Bejratanan.

H.M.Queen Sunanda Kumariratana passed away togerther with her daughter on May 31, 1880 because of the boat sin king accident at Bang Phood Sub-district. Pak Kred District, Nontahburi Privince.

H.M. King Chulalongkorn was deeply grieved heart for the death of H.M Queen Sunanda Kumariratana and H.R.H.Princess Karnaborn Bejaratana. A yer later, the King commissioned the Royal Cremation ceremony on March 16th, 1881.  H.M.King Chulalongkorn graciously ordered the construction of a marble triangular monument.  At two sides of the monument was inscribed epitaph in Thai and English

and located at Bang Pa-In Palance.

credit :  sign board Bang Pa-In Palance

Wat Benchamabopit (วัดเบญจมบพิตรดุสิตวนาราม)

Wat Benchamabopit (The Marble Temple), Thailand 
วัดเบญจมบพิตรดุสิตวนาราม 

Location :  69 Sri Ayutthaya Road, between Chitrlada Palace and National Assembly Building
Opening hours :  8 a.m. to 18 p.m.      

Uposatha Hall (Bot or Ubosoth in Thai)

Uposatha all (bot or Ubosoth in Thai) of Wat Benchama-bopitr is one of the finest works of architectural arts of the Bangkok period.  It is a structure of the four gabled style.  The east gable extends in an oblong shape.  The north and the south gables were connected to its cloister with a four-tiered roof.  The principal north the Uposatha all.  There are boundary walls (balustrades) in front of the Uposatha Hall.  The maker inscribed with Dharmacakra or the Wheel of Low placed in the enclosed terraceat the back of the Ubosatha Hall.  Within the boundary walls, there floored with  light pink and grey granite slabs.









Wat Arun

Wat Arun :

The temple was built during the Ayutthaya period and was originally called Wat Makok after the name of the local village Tambol Bangmakok. It means "Village of Olives".
Wat Arun gets its name from Aruna, the Indian god of the dawn, hence its common name The Temple of Dawn.

The location of the temple is in the area that used to be occupied by the palace of King Taksin who re-established the Siamese Kingdom after the fall of Ayuttaya more than two hundred years ago. The main Buddha image is believed to have been designed by King Rama II.
Wat Arun, often called The Temple of Dawn, is one of the most remarkable visual identities of Bangkok. The imposing Khmer style prang or tower is 104 metres tall and decorated with bits of porcelain that was used as ballast by boats coming from China. It is surrounded by four smaller prangs. Construction of the prangs were started by King Rama II and completed by King Rama II.
The central balcony is an ideal spot for looking across the river to The Grand Palace and The Temple of The Emerald Buddha.

Each year at the end of the three-month lent period for Buddhist monks, H. M. The King or his appointed representative travels down river in a Royal Barge Procession to present new robes to the monks. This ceremony is called Royal Tod Kathin.
How to get there : Bus routes 19, 57, 83Open daily : 7.30 am. to 5.30 pm.Admission fee : Baht 20Contact : Tel : 0 2465 5640Website : http://www.watarun.org/ Nearby Places/Attractions: Wat Pho, National Museum ,Museum Siam

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North : Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Kamphaengphet, Lampang,

Lamphun, Mae Hong Son, Nakhon Sawan, Nan, Phayao, Phetchabun, Phitchit, Phtisanulok, Phrae, Sukhothai, Tak, Uthai thani, Uttaradit

Central : Ang Thong, Bangkok, Chachoengsao, Chai Nat, Kanchanaburi, Lop Buri, Nakhon Nayok, Nakhon Pathom, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Phetchaburi, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Prachin Buri, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Ratchaburi, Sa Kaeo, Samut Prakan, Samut Sakhon, Samut Songkhram, Saraburi, Sing Buri, Suphan Buri

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Wat Chedi, Ai Kai Wat Chedi, Nakhon Si Thammarat province, Thailand

Wat Chedi, Ai Kai Wat Chedi                           

Sichon, Nakhon Si Thammarat province, Thailand                                              

Ai Khai Wat Chedi or Ta Khai Wat Chedi is a wood carving in the shape of a child, around the age 

9-10 years old, wearing camouflage clothes and black glasses with the age. . About a thousand years old.

Place to set firecrackers

At the location of the present Wat Chedi, Luang Phu Thuad Wat Chang Hai, the famous teacher in the southern area had traveled back from Krung Si Ayutthaya and stayed overnight in this area. Ai Khai was about 9-10 years old. He was the disciple that pursued Luang Phu Thuad. When Luang Phu Thuad arrived at this place, he had found many treasures. The religious place was an important place. He had asked Ai Khai to dwell here to watch over these treasures and the place. The name of the village was later changed to “Moo Ban Pho Sadet” until the present. 

According to the tale, it had emphasized that the word “Satcha” was very important that was.

Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat, Suphan Buri Province, Thailand

 Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat, Suphan Buri Province, Thailand                                             

Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat, Suphan Buri, Thailand

This temple is at least 600 years old and was once in the heart of the ancient town of Suphannaphum. The main stupa or Chedi also once housed relics of the Lord Buddha, but it was sacked by raiders and left in ruins. Raiders targeted votive tablets, created in the Supha Buri style, which had been stored there. The tablets are among the top five most sought-after series in the Kingdom.The Chedi or stupa was built from bricks without the use of cement. Thus, archaeologists have deduced that the structure dates from the pre-Ayutthaya period, from the U Thong Suphannaphum era.This ancient temple is located on Somphan Khong Road, 300 meters off Malai Maen Road in Tambon Rua Yai, on the western bank of the Tha Chin River. It is open daily from 6.00 am-5.00 pm.44.Wat Phra That or Wat Phra That Sala KhaoAlso called Wat Phra That Nok by locals, this temple is home to a stupa or Chedi similar to the one in the famed Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat. With a height of 25 meters, Wat Phra That's stupa is slightly smaller, and is topped with a rounder spire. Archaeological evidence dates this temple back to the reign of Phra Borommatrailokkanat, between 1424-1488. The temple is located at Km 145 off Highway 321, opposite Wat Suan Taeng.

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