Wat Khema Phirataram
The Wat Khema Phirataram (full name Wat Khema Phirataram Ratcha Worawihan , in Thai วัด เข มา ภิ ร ตา ราม ราชวรวิหาร ) is a Buddhist temple complex ( Wat ) in the district of Mueang Nonthaburi in the Nonthaburi province in central Thailand .
location
Wat Khema Phirataram is located on the east bank of the Mae Nam Chao Phraya (Chao Phraya River) in the Tambon Suan Yai of the city of Nonthaburi on Phibulsongkhram Road. The temple area is a little over 4 hectares .
King Prasat Thong (ruled 1629–1655) had a canal dug south of Wat Thai Mueang , which ended at Wat Khema Phirataram. After the completion of the new canal, the Chao Phraya changed its course, which it has maintained until today. His successor, King Narai (ruled 1655–1688), however, decided that the canal paved the way to the capital Ayutthaya for possible opponents and ordered the construction of a fortress on the canal.
Building history
Wat Khema Phirataram was built during the time of the Ayutthaya Kingdom and renovated under the kings Phra Phutthaloetla (Rama II), when it was also named Wat Khema, and Mongkut (Rama IV), who finally gave it the name used today .
Attractions
The following attractions are located in the area of Wat Khema Phirataram.
- the central chedi behind the ubosot (Phra Maha Chedi) houses a relic of the Buddha ,
- In the Ubosot , the ordination hall, there is a Buddha image from the Ayutthaya period , which comes from the Chandra Kasem Palace in Ayutthaya,
- the two Wihan, Phra Tamnak Daeng and Phra Thinang Monthien.
literature
- Clarence Aasen: Architecture of Siam: A Cultural History and Interpretation . Oxford: Oxford University Press 1998. ISBN 9835600279 .
Web links
- Website on Wat Khema Phirataram in English ( Memento from November 22, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (last accessed on March 13, 2010)
- Website with images by Udo Radlhammer (last accessed on March 13, 2010)