Wat Suwan Dararam
The Wat Suwan Dararam (also: Wat Suwandaram; Thai วัด สุวรรณ ดารา ราม ราชวรวิหาร ) is a Buddhist temple complex ( Wat ) in the Ayutthaya Historical Park , central Thailand . The temple is a first class royal temple .
location
Wat Suwan Dararam is located north of the confluence of the Mae Nam Pa Sak (Pa-Sak River) in the Mae Nam Chao Phraya in the southwest of the old town of Ayutthaya, directly on U Thong Street. Opposite it on the other side of Pa Sak is Wat Phanan Choeng . To the west of it are the last remains of the old city wall of Ayutthaya with the "Fort Phet" (Phet fortress).
Building history
The original structure dates from the Ayutthaya period and fell victim to the general devastation of Ayutthaya by the Burmese in 1767 . Under King Phra Phutthayotfa Chulalok ( Rama I , r. 1782-1809) it was rebuilt in a very handsome way. There are some structures on the site of the temple, as this wat is still active today.
Attractions
Ubosot : The ubosot is usually closed, but you can ask for the key. The finely carved pillars that support the roof are worth seeing. Inside there are wall paintings from the life and work of King Naresuan the Great . One of the scenes depicts the king in the famous battle of Nong Sarai (in what is now Don Chedi County ) when he finally liberated Ayutthaya from Burmese rule. The paintings were commissioned by King Prajadhipok ( Rama VII , ruled 1925–1935).
One of the chedis on the site is completely surrounded by the branches of a banyan tree.
literature
- Clarence Aasen: Architecture of Siam: A Cultural History and Interpretation . Oxford: Oxford University Press 1998. ISBN 983-56-0027-9 .
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Coordinates: 14 ° 20 ′ 55.2 ″ N , 100 ° 34 ′ 42.5 ″ E