Wat Nang Kham วัดนางคำ
Wat Nang Kham or the Monastery of the Mistress Kham is a restored ruin. The temple consists of an ubosot or ordination hall and a main chedi.
The ordination hall is down to the base with no standingwalls remaining. There is the remains of the principle Buddha image sitting on the base but it is in pieces.
The principal pagoda is bell-shaped on an octagonal base. A staircase at the east side leads towards the entry of the chedi. The inside is empty but youncan see how the chedi was constructed. It is still in excelent shape and the highlight if the ruin.
The complex was surrounded by an outer wall. The gates are all missing as well as the easyern portion thst has a modern house buikt uo to the edge of the ruin.
The site is located outside the city island in the eastern area of Ayutthaya on the east bank of Khlong Kudi Dao and close to the confluence of Khlong Kramang.
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Wat Suwannawat Temple (วัดสุวรรณาวาส)
Wat Suwannawat is located on the city island. This renovated temple ruin can be seen directly opposite Wat Racha Praditsathan temple on the north part of the island.
There is no record of this temple’s construction date or its role in history. It was built where some Royal elephant stables once stood. This monastery may have been used by the mahouts that worked with elephants in the stables.
Wat Suwannawat was restored by King Mongkut (King Rama IV) during the Ratanakosin period. Excavations at this site uncovered a Chinese-style image of Buddha preaching. It dates to the Ming Dynasty (16th-17th). The Chao Sam Phraya Museum presently has this marble image on display.
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