Outside the the building of Wat Niwet Thammaprawat
Wat Niwet Thammaprawat is most intriguing because it's the only
Neo-Gothic monastery in Thailand and is located on an island in the Chao Phraya
River opposite the Bang Pa In Palace near Ayutthaya. In 1878, King Rama V ordered the
construction of Wat Niwet Thammaprawat in the same architectural style of a
Western cathedral. The building and its decorations are of Neo-Gothic style
with beautified stained glass windows.
The base, where the principal image of Buddha and his followers are
placed, was designed to resemble the one for the cross in a Christian church
and not a traditional Chukkachi base. The Buddha image is called Phra Buddha
Naruemol Thammophas and is covered with gold.
Inside the the building of Wat Niwet Thammaprawat, and Decorations are of Gothic style with beautified stained glass windows.
On the Ubosot wall in front of the principal Buddha image, there is
an image of King Rama V created in the stained glass. The window frames were
especially made for curved windows. Situated to the right of the Ubosot is Ho
Phra Khanthararat, a shrine where Phra Khanthararat is in the posture of
requesting rain. Outside the front
entrance there is an unusual sundial which has the gnomon at a very acute angle
from the horizontal because Ayutthaya is only fourteen degrees North of the
Equator.
Location : Tambon Sri Banlane Amphoe Bang Pa-in Ayutthaya 13160
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