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.
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Wat Yannawa วัดยานนาวา commonly known in English as "the boat temple", is a Buddhist temple in Bangkok. The temple has a long history from the Ayutthaya era to the present. During the rule of King Rama III, a viharn was built in the shape of a Chinese junk, giving the temple the nickname "the boat temple". This construction inside the temple houses a space where people pray; a nearby ubosot enshrines Buddha images and illustrations of the Loi Prathip Royal Lantern Festival (พระราชพิธีลอยพระประทีป). Additional exterior buildings enshrine a Buddha relic from Sri Lanka and the Goddess of Mercy.
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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.
Wat Suwannawat was aligned to an east/west axis facing toward Khlong Pratu Khao Pluak (now buried). In situ is a small sermon hall with its front entrance wall still intact. Its basic foundation has been reconstructed by the Fine Arts Department, but the remaining ...
