Wat Mueang

Wat Mueang or Wat Pitulathirat Rangsarit (Mueang/Pitulathirat Rangsarit Temple) is located on 156 Maruphong Road, Na Mueang District, Amphoe Mueang, Chachoengsao. This old temple was built in King Rama III period in the year of 1834 (2377 B.E.). The significant bell tower was built later in 1935 (2478 B.E.) commissioned by two ladies, Pui and Faeng, as an offering to the past city Governor Phra Intharasa. The little shrine of Krommaluang Rakronnaret is also another highlight in the temple with its Chinese design. The construction was completed by January 19, 1991 (2534 B.E.). In the temple also holds an old ordination hall facing East to Bang Pakong River, with the dimension of 9 metres wide, 24 metres long, and 8 metres high.The double-tiered two-garbled assembly hall is 12 metres wide and 26 metres long, situated on the west of the ordination hall. The base is approximately 0.90 metre higher than the ordination hall’s. This hall is established together with the main Buddha image, 4 surrounding images of 1.5-metre lap size, and the bronze Buddha footprint’s replicate, with drawings of 108 charms, which was cast around the same time with the construction of Chachoengsao city wall by the command of Phrachao Borommawongthoe Phra-ongchao Duangchak Krommamuen Narongharirak and his moulding team from Bangkok. The temple was originally named Wat Mueang until 1908 (2451 B.E.) when King Rama V visited the city and ordered the renovation. Since then the new name ‘Pitulathirat Rangsarit’, meaning ‘the temple which the uncle of the king created’, has also been adopted.This temple was also the place of execution of rebels whose the act of killing the city governor was deemed to be offensively defaming to the king at that time. The scene was described as a bloody disgusting moment when the captured rebels were moaning and begging for lives while executioners were tirelessly performing their duties around the area of the sandalwoods