This ancient Temple sits on the bank where the Amphawa Canal connects with the Phi Lok Canal. The temple was built in the Ayutthaya period during the late reign of King Prasatthong. This ancient Temple sits on the Canal-side where the Amphawa Canal converges with the...
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Wat Bang Kung is located in the same area as the Bang Kung Camp, on the opposite side and separated by a road. Within the temple, there is an old ordination hall which houses a large sculptured Buddha image commonly called by villagers as Luangpho...
Wat Bang Kung is located in th...
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It is located on the 37th and 38th kilometer marker along the highway number 325 (Samut Songkhram- Bang Phae). It is an ancient temple constructed during the late Ayutthaya period approximately in 1769. The interesting thing inside the temple's old image hall is the brick...
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Located in the province's main town, this temple was once known as Wat Si Champa and has played a significant role in Thai historical migration. According to royal chronicles, Burmese armies attacked the city of Petchaburi in 1764, causing Ban Laem villagers from the area...
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An unusual story lies behind the monks' residence at this old temple. It is said that a man from a prominent family was told by the abbot of a different temple, named Wat Bang Li, that his daughter would become queen. The wealthy man promised...
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Wat Intaram is located at Moo 1, Tombon Mueang Mai, Amphur Amphawa, Samut Songkram province. This old temple was built in 1757 during Ayutthaya period. It was renovated in Rama III reign. The Ubosot hall is built with marble together with brick and mortar while...
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Built in 1868 by a high-ranking Khunying Chui (Noi) Wongsarot, this temple's ordination hall was once located on a bamboo raft, which was tied to a sacred Bodhi tree on the riverbank. The interior walls hold woodcarvings depicting Lord Buddha's life as well as stories...
Built in 1868 by a high-rankin...
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WatKhao Yi San is an ancient temple believed to have been constructed in late Ayutthaya period. A boat-shaped sacred structure, or Wihan, sits on top of the mountain. There, enshrined, are the four overlapping footprints of the Lord Buddha. Inside the compound, a square structure,...
WatKhao Yi San is an ancient t...
Read MoreIn Tambon Yokkrabat is home to the much revered red sandstone Buddha image in the attitude of subduing Mara, “Luangpho To”, assumed to be from the U Thong period. The image has a round face, curved and connecting eyebrows, protruding eyes, and slightly smiling. To...
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Read MoreIt is located in Tambon Bang Ya Phraek. Saint Anna was the mother of the Virgin Mary and the grandmother of Jesus. The statue is apparently the largest of its kind in Asia and revolves 360 degrees. Christians regard Saint Anna as “the Grandmother”, Tel....
It is located in Tambon Bang Y...
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