Due to the state was abandoned for over 200 years since Ayutthaya was defeated Burma on 1767 AD (2310 BE). Nowadays, the buildings in heritage sites are in ruins. Art history and archaeology can help visitors see the beauty of the buildings more completely.
UNESCO World Heritage
sites in Kamphaeng Phet, almost are the art in Theravada Buddhism in Lanka school began in the late 19th Buddhist century, reign of Phaya Lithai or Phra
Maha Thammaracha I (1347 AD / 1890 BE), Phra Ruang dynasty, Sukhothai.
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| Ubosot, Wat Phra Non, Aranyik |
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| Main Chedi, Wat Phra Kaew, Town Site |
The main elements of temple during Sukhothai
Viharn (Assembly Hall of Worship)
It is a rectangular
building, the location of the principle Buddha
and normally,
larger than the ubosot.
Ubosot (Ordination Hall)
It is a place for Buddhist ceremony, marked from “Bai Sema” (Boundary Stone)
outside the
ubosot.
Principle Buddha
Most of them are sitting such as meditating
posture and subduing Mara posture.
Main
Chedi (Stupa/Pagoda)
It was built on the back of the viharn, as the president of the temple.
There are many styles of the chedi from various
periods.
Boundary
wall, sala (pavilion), pool and monk residence
Studies
have shown that
construction materials used in a wide range of laterite,
brick and wood.
Plastered walls are made of shells, baked, then mashed, and mixed with glue from animal skins.
The ornamental stucco of the buildings peeled off or broken out. Currently, some stucco sculptures are stored in Kamphaeng Phet National Museum.
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