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Wat
Thung Si Muang, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand
วัดทุ่งศรีเมือง
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Wat Thung Si Muang
(วัดทุ่งศรีเมือง) is located
on Luang Road in Ubon Ratchathani. The temple was built
by Venerable Chao Khun Phra
Ariyawongsachan around 1829
during the reign
of King Rama III and has a beautiful Ubosot (Ordination Hall) in the
northeastern architectural style that is very tall in relation to its width.
Venerable Chao
Khun Phra Ariyawongsachan brought a replica of the Holy Footprint from Wat
Srageath and a hall was constructed to house the replica. The hall was
transformed into the Ubosot (main chapel or Ordination Hall) in 1829 by
Ykhuchang, a monk from Vientiane who was expert in construction work. The
art form of the Ubosot is, therefore, a mixture of the early Rattanakosin
and Lan Chang styles. The lower structure of the Ubosot is in the
northeastern style and the roof is of the Rattanakosin art form.
A scripture hall
or library (called a mondop in Thai) named
Ho Phra Traipidok or Ho Trai Klang Nam
is located in
the middle of a pond, and features a roof that shows the Burmese
architectural style while the lintel is carved in Laotian architectural art.
Mural paintings in the temple feature the civilizations and cultures of the
people of Ubon Ratchathani over 200 years ago.
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Photography by Gerry Gantt from Thailand, the land of Golden Wats.
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