Wat Chang Lom (Sukhothai)
Wat Chang Lom ( Thai วัด ช้าง ล้อม - monastery surrounded by elephants ) are the ruins of a Buddhist temple complex ( Wat ) in Sukhothai , Sukhothai Province in the northern region of Thailand .
location
Wat Chang Lom is part of the Sukhothai Historical Park , it is located a few kilometers east of the Old City (Mueang Kao - เมือง เก่า ) of Sukhothai.
Attractions
The temple complex consists of a large chedi "in Singalese style" with the remains of a gallery, the ruins of a meeting hall ( Wihan ) and an ordination hall ( Ubosot or Bot), which is a bit to the east and is surrounded by its own moat. Numerous small chedis - of many only the foundation is left - are scattered around the site.
The large, bell-shaped chedi stands on a square brick base with a side length of about 18 meters. 32 elephant sculptures stand around the base. Each elephant appears to be standing in its own small brick niche, only the front quarter of the animals is visible. A square colonnade with a brick foundation and remnants of laterite columns inside and outside surrounds the chedi at some distance.
To the east of the chedi are the ruins of a meeting hall with a Buddha statue . Round and square laterite columns once supported the roof.
The chedi and assembly hall are protected by a low brick wall measuring 100 × 157 meters, which in turn is protected by a moat. The moat is fed by the Mae Ramphan Canal, which flows south of the facility.
literature
- Betty Gosling: Sukhothai Its History, Culture, And Art . Asia Books (Oxford University Press), Bangkok 1991, ISBN 974-8206-85-8
- AB Griswold : Towards A History Of Sukhothai Art . The Fine Arts Department, Bangkok 1967 (without ISBN)
- AB Griswold & Prasert na Nagara: The Inscription of Vǎt Jāṅ Lòm (1384 AD) - PDF file of the Siam Society with a photo of the stone inscription, the text in modern Thai script and translation of the text in English
- Dawn F. Rooney: Ancient Sukhothai, Thailand's Cultural Heritage . River Books, Bangkok 2008, ISBN 978-974-9863-42-8
- Hiram W. Woodward Jr .: Guide to Old Sukhothai . The Fine Arts Department, Bangkok 1972 (without ISBN)
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Coordinates: 17 ° 1 ′ 12.2 ″ N , 99 ° 43 ′ 10 ″ E