Wat Prasat (Nonthaburi)

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Ubosot of Wat Prasat

The Wat Prasat ( Thai วัด ปราสาท ) is a Buddhist temple complex ( Wat ) in the Mueang Nonthaburi district of the Nonthaburi province in central Thailand .

location

Wat Prasat is located in the city of Nonthaburi, north of Bangkok , on the left bank of the Khlong Bang Yai .

Building history

Wat Prasat was built around 1700 during the Ayutthaya period . The ubosot has beautiful handicrafts made according to the Nonthaburi school, as well as two colonnade-like porticos .

Attractions

The following attractions are located in the area of ​​Wat Prasat.

  • the wall paintings on the inner walls of the Ubosot are made with broad brushstrokes and are very lively; they represent the oldest wall paintings in the province

literature

  • Clarence Aasen: Architecture of Siam: A Cultural History and Interpretation . Oxford University Press, Oxford 1998, ISBN 983-56-0027-9 .

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