Wat Ho Rakhang วัดหอระฆัง
Wat Ho Rakhang or the Monastery of the Bell Tower is located on the western side of the Makham Riang Canal on the city island near several other sites.
The most outstanding feature at this restored monastery is its two-tiered bell tower. This tower doubles as an entrance gate from the canal. It has arched gateways along the east/west axis.
The second tier has windows in all four of the cardinal directions, and there are number of indented corners. The bell is completely missing.
Behind the bell tower, there are the remains of a sermon hall. This consists of the basic foundation layer and some pillar bases. A large number of headless Buddha images lay in stacks on the altar. In addition, there are traces of some walls and floor tiles on site.
Royal Chronicles do make several reference to a "Monastery of the Bell". Sometime between 1610-1611, Si Saowaphak inherited the throne after the death of King Ekathotsarot. Around this time, Phra Si Sin received a special ...
Wat Suan Luang Khangkhao, whose name translates as the Monastery of the Royal Garden of the Bat (or Flying Foxes), is a restored temple ruin located on Ayutthaya’s historic city island. It stands on the grounds of what is now Phranakhon Si Ayutthaya Rajabhat University and near the former course of Khlong Chakrai Noi, in the immediate vicinity of the ruins of Wat Borom Phuttharam and Wat Singharam.
The surrounding area once formed part of the royal residence and grounds associated with King Phetracha (reigned 1688–1703). It is generally accepted that the locality had earlier been a royal park or garden that sheltered large numbers of bats, which accounts for the temple’s distinctive name.
No definitive record survives of who founded the monastery or the precise year of its construction. Architectural evidence, however, points toward the late Ayutthaya period, possibly during or shortly after the reign of King Narai (1656–1688) or in the time of King Phetracha, not long after the nearby Wat ...
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The market opened in 1974 and is run by the Marketing Organization for Farmers, a state enterprise under Thailand’s Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives. It was created to give farmers a direct, organized outlet for selling high-quality agricultural products to the public.
Over the decades it has earned a reputation as one of Bangkok’s cleanest and most premium fresh markets, standing out from the more chaotic traditional markets with its orderly stalls, good refrigeration, bright lighting, and strong emphasis on hygiene. In 2017 CNN ranked it among the world’s top ten fresh markets (sometimes cited as fourth). It is especially famous for premium seasonal fruits such as durian and mango, along with excellent vegetables, seafood, meat, dried goods, herbs,...
Wat Singharam, known as the Monastery of the Lion, is a restored ruin situated on Ayutthaya’s city island. It stands on the grounds of what is now Phranakhon Si Ayutthaya Rajabhat University. The site lies on the east bank of the remaining stretch of Khlong Chakrai Noi, directly opposite Wat Borom Phuttharam, with the ruins of Wat Suan Luang Khangkhao further south along the same canal bank.
The historical background and exact period of construction remain unknown. Evidence suggests it was possibly built during the middle Ayutthaya period (roughly 1488–1629) and later restored in the late Ayutthaya period (1629–1767). It predates the construction of the nearby Wat Borom Phuttharam.
Fragments of Chinese porcelain decorated with stucco designs were discovered at the entrance in front of the vihara; this style of decoration appears on other monuments restored during the reign of King Borommakot (1733–1758). A mid 19th century map labels the site as Wat Kot, likely a reference to that same ...
