Wat Tuek

Wat Tuek, Wihan and Mondop

Wat Tuek

Wat Tuek

Location of Wat Tuek in Thailand

Only the ruins of the Buddhist temple complex Wat Tuek ( Thai วัด ตึก ) have survived . It is located in Sukhothai Province Sukhothai in the northern region of Thailand .

location

Wat Tuek is part of the Sukhothai Historical Park , it is located about 400 meters west of the O-City Gate ( ประตู อ้อ - Pratu O) outside the Old City (Mueang Kao - เมือง เก่า ) of Sukhothai.

Building history

Wat Tuek was founded during the Sukhothai Kingdom . From 1970 to 1971 the buildings were restored by the Fine Arts Department .

Attractions

There are these sights on the small temple grounds:

• The small Mondop with a side length of eight meters contains a seated Buddha statue made of bricks , which was once covered with stucco . The Mondop has three brick walls and a portal on the east side. The arrangement is similar to Wat Si Chum , but is much smaller. Stucco reliefs on the outside, which can still be seen in historical photos, showed scenes from the life of the Buddha ( Jataka ) . Today nothing is left of them.
• To the east of the Mondop are the remains of an assembly hall ( Wihan ) measuring 10 × 14 meters. Some laterite columns and a badly dilapidated Buddha statue made of laterite have been preserved. The Wihan is surrounded by several bases of small chedis .

literature

• AB Griswold : Towards A History Of Sukhothai Art . The Fine Arts Department, Bangkok 1967 (without ISBN)
• Dawn F. Rooney: Ancient Sukhothai, Thailand's Cultural Heritage . River Books, Bangkok 2008, ISBN 978-974-9863-42-8
• Hiram W. Woodward Jr .: Guide to Old Sukhothai . The Fine Arts Department, Bangkok 1972 (without ISBN)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Rooney: Ancient Sukhothai , p. 149

Web links

Commons : Wat Tuek  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 17 ° 0 ′ 55.2 ″  N , 99 ° 41 ′ 15.2 ″  E