Wat Phailom (Pathum Thani)
The Wat Phailom ( Thai : วัด ไผ่ ล้อม ) is a Buddhist temple complex ( Wat ) in the district ( Amphoe ) Sam Khok , Province ( Changwat ) Pathum Thani .
location
Wat Phailom is located on the west bank of the Mae Nam Chao Phraya near Pathum Thani . It can be easily reached via the Pathum Thani-Sam Khok road, but you have to use a ferry at the administration building of Amphoe Sam Khok .
Building history
Wat Phailom was founded in the time of the Sukhothai Kingdom .
The main building has a nicely carved roof with the gable merging into flower formations. Two chedis were erected with fine stucco work .
Attractions
- The main attraction of the temple is not so much Buddha statues, but a huge colony of silver gape beaks that use a mangrove forest on the temple grounds as their wintering quarters. Around 30,000 to 40,000 animals from Siberia and North India come together here via Bangladesh to breed and raise their young birds. The rag-billed storks feed on apple snails from the surrounding rice fields. Heightened paths have been laid out so that bird lovers can get a better picture of life in the colony. The colony is populated between November / December and April / May when the birds head north again before the onset of the monsoons .
- In addition to the gaping beaks, there are also pelicans , kingfishers and ibises . Several thousand fruit bats have also gathered .
- Very beautiful wall paintings can be seen in the temple itself.
literature
- Clarence Aasen: Architecture of Siam: A Cultural History and Interpretation . Oxford: Oxford University Press 1998. ISBN 983-56-0027-9 .
Web links
- http://www.watpailom.org/ Homepage of the temple (in Thai)
- http://www.hotelthailand.com/travelinfo/central/pathumthani.html Description in English
- http://www.sathoo.com/t/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=20 Impressions from Wat Phailom (text in Thai)
- http://www.thailandphotomap.com/content/view/17/34/ Map of Wat Phailom
Coordinates: 14 ° 4 ′ 36 ″ N , 100 ° 31 ′ 35 ″ E