Phetcha
Wat Yai Suwannaram
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Mueang Phetchaburi, Phetchaburi

Wat Yai Suwannaram

วัดใหญ่สุวรรณารามวรวิหาร · Also known as: Wat Noi Pak Tai

Status
third-class royal temple (Worawihan)
Period
late Ayutthaya period
Highlights
MuralsOld wooden buildingsRoyal temple

Wat Yai Suwannaram, formerly called Wat Noi Pak Tai, is a third-class royal temple of the Worawihan type. It underwent a major restoration in the reign of King Rama IV.

The ordination hall is in Ayutthaya style, with murals of deities in five rows; notably, the giants and other non-human figures are painted with natural faces rather than as if wearing khon masks. The principal Buddha is a stucco image in the Maravijaya posture, and the pediment is late-Ayutthaya moulded work.

The sermon hall is a late-Ayutthaya wooden building with panelled walls. It was originally a residence of Chao Fa Phra Khwan, later dismantled by King Suea and offered to the Supreme Patriarch Taengmo. The scripture library is a panelled wooden building raised on three wooden posts.

Sources

Summarised from the Thai Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0); location from OpenStreetMap / Wikidata.