Wat Yannawa
The Wat Yannawa ( Thai วัด ยานนาวา , roughly: Temple of the Enduring Ships ) is a Buddhist temple complex ( Wat ) in Bangkok . It is a 3rd class royal temple .
location
Wat Yannawa is located a little south of the Taksin Bridge in the ( Khet ) Sathon district , not very far from the Chinatown in Bangkok. It is within walking distance of the Taksin Bridge BTS station in the direction of Charoen-Krung-Straße .
Building history
Wat Yannawa was built during the time of the Ayutthaya Kingdom and was then called Wat Kok Khwai ( วัด คอก ควาย , roughly: buffalo barn temple ). During the reign of King Taksin , the temple was renamed Wat Kok Krabue ( วัด คอก กระบือ , also a buffalo stable temple , but expressed in high language).
The complex with the Chedis in the form of a Chinese junk was built in 1835 by order of King Nang Klao ( Rama III ) , who "wanted to remind his subjects of the old types of ships that made their wealth possible". In addition, the viharn comes from this period.
Attractions
The most important attraction is the junks-like complex with two chedis, which is very unusual. The "hull" is made of concrete , the attached chedi stand where masts are usually arranged.
Current
The temple hit the headlines of the press in early 2007 when it became known that the abbot of Wat Yannawa decided that most of the 80-year-old houses on Soi Wanglee were to be demolished in order to build a new hotel. Soi Wanglee is a small side street ( Soi ) to Thanon Charoen Krung , which runs parallel to Wat Yan Nawa to Mae Nam Chao Phraya ( Chao Phraya River ). Until recently there was an intact neighborhood here, which had grown over decades. Historic Chinese shops and two to three story apartment buildings lined this soi. An offer from the residents to restore the houses was not accepted. On the corner of Charoen Krung, however, there is still a restaurant that was already a dance bar in the 1950s.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Thailand . New York: Alfred Knopf. 1994
literature
- Clarence Aasen: Architecture of Siam: A Cultural History and Interpretation . Oxford: Oxford University Press 1998. ISBN 9835600279 .
- KI Matics: Introduction To The Thai Temple . White Lotus, Bangkok 1992, ISBN 974-8495-42-6
Web links
- http://thailandforvisitors.com/central/bangkok/yannawa/ Brief introduction to the 19th century facility in English
Coordinates: 13 ° 43 ′ 1 ″ N , 100 ° 30 ′ 49 ″ E