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Ratchaburana Temple (Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province)

Ratchaburana Temple (Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province)
Located at the foot of the Pa Than Bridge. Opposite Wat Mahathat King Borommaratchathirat II (Chao Sam Phraya) ordered it to be built in 1967 at the dedicated area. Phra Phloeng Chao Ai Phraya and Chao Phraya which collided with elephants until they died and asked for 2 pagodas to be built in that area.
Wat Ratchaburana and Wat Mahathat when the city was lost were heavily damaged by fire. The remaining remains indicate that the temple and its various parts were very large. The main hall was 63 meters long and 20 meters wide. In front there were three stairs leading up. The walls of the temple were pierced with windows. Remains of the temple pillars and the Chukchi base are still visible today. The remaining Buddha image The main prang is an early Ayutthaya art style. Popularly built according to design Khmer architecture in which the prang is the president of the temple. Phra Prang's booth There is a stucco standing Buddha image in each niche. The prang is decorated with stucco, Garuda, Yak, Angel, and Naga with beautiful patterns. Inside the prang there is a 2-story crypt that can be viewed. The upper floor has faint murals. The ground floor used to be a place to store gold jewelry. There is a painting. Painted in vermilion and gilded with images of Buddha in the posture of posture and posture of meditation. Including images of angels and images of flowers. The antiques discovered in the Phra Prang of Wat Ratchaburana were made of gold, bronze, stone, terracotta and gems. When the Fine Arts Department excavated and decorated the Phra Prang of Wat Ratchaburana, they took the valuable antiques and stored them in the Chao Sam Phraya National Museum. Tickets are sold. Visiting time 08.00-17.00 hrs. (open for viewing until 18.00 hrs.) Admission fee for general tourists 10 baht.