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Wat Ratchaburana (Ayutthaya), Garuda Prang
Wat Ratchaburana is the name of multiple Thai Buddhist temples. The name may refer to: * Wat Ratchaburana, Ayutthaya * Wat Ratchaburana, Bangkok Ubosot of Wat Ratchaburana and the prang Wat Ratchaburana Ratchaworawihan ( th, วัดราชบุรณราชวรวิหาร) or usually shortened to Wat Ratchaburana (วัดราชบูรณะ), commonly known as Wat Liap ... * Wat Ratchaburana, Phitsanulok {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wat Ratchaburana, Ayutthaya
Wat Ratchaburana ( th, วัดราชบูรณะ) is a Buddhist temple ('' wat'') in the Ayutthaya Historical Park, Ayutthaya, Thailand. The temple's main ''prang'' is one of the finest in the city. Located in the island section of Ayutthaya, Wat Ratchaburana is immediately north of Wat Mahathat. History Wat Ratchaburana was founded in 1424 by King Borommarachathirat II of the Ayutthaya Kingdom and built on the cremation site of his two elder brothers. The two brothers had fought to their deaths in a duel for the royal succession to their father Intha Racha. In 1957 the temple's crypt was looted of a large number of Buddha images and gold artifacts. The thieves were later caught, but few of the treasures were recovered. Some that were recovered are now housed in the nearby Chao Sam Phraya Museum. Subsequent excavations of the crypt have uncovered many more rare Buddha images. Architecture and art The temple's central prang has undergone restoration. Original stucco wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wat Ratchaburana, Bangkok
Ubosot of Wat Ratchaburana and the prang Wat Ratchaburana Ratchaworawihan ( th, วัดราชบุรณราชวรวิหาร) or usually shortened to Wat Ratchaburana (วัดราชบูรณะ), commonly known as Wat Liap (วัดเลียบ), is a second-class temple in Maha Nikaya sect of Buddhism, located at 119 Chakkraphet Road, Wang Burapha Phirom Subdistrict, Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok at the foot of the Memorial Bridge near Pak Khlong Talat and Praisaniyakarn, diagonally from the Long Corridor of Suankularb Wittayalai School. The temple was built in the late Ayutthaya period by wealthy Chinese merchant named "Liap" (เลี้ยบ). In Thonburi period, the temple was the residence of ecclesiastical dignitaries. In 1793 during the reign of King Rama I, Prince Krom Luang Thepharirak, the king's nephew, had the temple restored with the king's support. The temple was made the royal temple and named "Ratchaburana" (literally: restored b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |