Wat Songtham

Wat Songtham (full name Wat Songtham Worawihan , Thai วัด ทรงธรรม วรวิหาร ) is a Buddhist temple in Phra Pradaeng District , Province of Samut Prakan , central Thailand. Wat Songtham is a Royal Second Class Temple .

The temple was built by the Mon in 1814/15 . The Mon origin is shown in the Phra Raman Chedi. The buildings of the temple are made of brick and cement . The roof of the ubosot is decorated with teak . There is a Buddha's footprint inside the temple .

Individual evidence

^ Barend Jan Terwiel : Through Travelers' Eyes: early nineteenth-century Thai history . Bangkok: Duang Kamol 1989. ISBN 974-210-455-7 .

Web links

Information about the temple ( Memento from May 12, 2012 in the Internet Archive )

13.662011005 100.53564190861Coordinates: 13 ° 39 ′ 43.2 ″ N , 100 ° 32 ′ 8.3 ″ E

[1] Barend Jan Terwiel : Through Travelers' Eyes: early nineteenth-century Thai history . Bangkok: Duang Kamol 1989. ISBN 974-210-455-7 .