Prasat Khonburi ปราสาทค์ครบุรี
This small sight has been extensively restored into what it once looked like. This Khmer ruin is known as an arogyasala or hospital chapel.
Prang Khonburi is located in the Khonburi district of Nakhon Ratchasima province.
It is a Mahayana Buddhist temple with a simple tower and a rectangular building set inside an enclosure. There is a square pond located to the northeast.
The temple or Arohayasala served as a medical station built by order of King Jayavarman VIl
(1181-1218). During his reign 102 medical stations were built across the empire.
It was officially proclaimed as an Ancient Monument by the King on September 27th 1936.
It is just to the east of the ancient settlement site of Ban Khonburi. The laterite sanctuary closely follows a standard hospital chapel blueprint with a main, east-facing shrine and porch, intact 'library' and enclosing wall with an eastern gopura. All buildings were built with laterite stones with ...
Wat Moli Lokayaram Ratchaworawihan วัดโมลีโลกยารามราชวรวิหาร also known simply as Wat Moli or formerly Wat Thai Talat (Temple at the End of the Market), is a second-class royal temple (Phra Aram Luang chan tho, type Ratchaworawihan) located in Wat Arun Subdistrict, Bangkok Yai District, on the Thonburi side of the Chao Phraya River.
It stands along Khlong Bangkok Yai canal, near the former Thonburi Royal Palace (Wang Derm) and not far from the iconic Wat Arun.
The temple originated in the Ayutthaya period as an ordinary public monastery whose exact founder remains unknown. Its early name, Wat Thai Talat, came from its position at the end of the bustling Thonburi market. During the Thonburi period, when King Taksin the Great established his capital there after the fall of Ayutthaya in 1767, the temple was incorporated into the palace grounds. No monks resided there permanently throughout Taksin’s reign because of its location within the royal precinct.
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Wat Prang Luang is a historic Thai Buddhist temple located in the Bang Yai District of Nonthaburi Province, just on the outskirts of Bangkok.
Dating back to the 14th century, it stands as the oldest monastery and archaeological site in the entire Nonthaburi area and greater Bangkok region, with roots stretching over 650 years.
Originally known as Wat Luang or the Royal Temple, it is believed to have been constructed during the early Ayutthaya Kingdom under King Ramathibodi I, also known as King U-Thong.
According to local legend, the king once rested here while leading people away from a cholera outbreak before founding the city of Ayutthaya.
The temple’s most striking feature is its ancient prang, a Khmer-style tower made of brick and adorned with stucco decorations. This leaning structure, roughly 20 meters tall and originating from the early Ayutthaya period, gives the temple its current name and serves as a powerful reminder of its deep historical significance.
Inside the ordination ...
Wat Rat Prakong Tham, also known as Wat Rat Prakhong Tham, is a historic Buddhist temple located in Sao Thong Hin sub-district, Bang Yai district, Nonthaburi province, Thailand. The temple traces its origins back to around 1713 during the late Ayutthaya period, although some accounts suggest it could be even older, possibly dating to the late Sukhothai era.
It was originally called Wat Khang Khao, or the Bat Temple, because of its dilapidated condition where bats often roosted. In 1950, local residents led by figures such as Dr. Daeng Phumlek renovated the site and gave it its current name, meaning “Temple Supported by the People for the Dharma.” It later received royal land grant status and was consecrated with visungkhamasima boundaries in 1962.
Today, it operates as a royal wat of the Maha Nikaya sect under the current abbot, Phra Kitti Wichirathada.
The temple’s most prominent feature is its massive reclining Buddha image, known as Luang Por Phra Non, which stretches approximately 32 ...
