Attraction Details :
Wat
Suwan Dararam Ratchaworawihan was formerly known as “Wat Thong” and was
constructed by King Rama I ’s father since the Ayutthaya period. When
King Rama I the Great was crowned as the first king of the Rattanakosin
period, he had the temple re-established and renamed it “Wat Suwan
Dararam” to suggest his parents’ names, ‘Tong Dee’ ‘Dao Rueng’.
There are some places worth visiting
such as the temple’s Phra Ubosot is of the late Ayutthaya style, being
situated on a boat-like concave foundation. Its gable depicts the God
Vishnu on his mount Garuda. Inside, there are murals of angels on the
upper parts and scenes from the Jataka stories on the lower parts of the
side walls.The front wall to which the principal Buddha image is facing
depicts the scene of the Buddha Subduing Mara from the life of the Lord
Buddha, with the Mother Earth Goddess in the centre.
Unlike the Phra Ubosot, Phra Wihan.
It was built in the reign of King Rama II. Inside, there are fine murals
depicting the story of King Naresuan the Great painted in the reign of
King Rama VII, which are the prototype of Don Chedi Monument in Suphan
Buri.
There is also a belfry in the Western
style. It was made from bricks and cement. There are 2 floors and
shaped in square. A concave door was built on the lower floor. It was
assumed that it was built in King Rama IV era.
The temple is located inside the city
wall to the southeast of the town island near PomPhet .To get there,
use the same route as Chanthara Kasem National Museum, turn right at the
T-junction for another 1 kilometer.
The map to Wat Suwan Dararam
Ratchaworawihan
http://www.tourismthailand.org/fileadmin/upload_img/Multimedia/Ebrochure
/473/วัดสุวรรณดาราราม.pdf
