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Wat Niwet Thamprawat is considered the one and only European
architectural style temple in Thailand. It is located on an
island in Chao Phraya River, on the bank opposite Bang Pa-in
palace.
In 1876, King Rama V had this temple built in
order to perform religious practices during his stay at Bang
Pa-in palace. The intriguing characteristic of this monastery is
that it was decorated in Western style. The ordination hall
(ubosot) resembles a Christian cathedral with steeply sloped
Gothic roofs. The window by the main Buddha image was beautified
with colorful stained glass portraying the image of King Rama V.
The main Buddha image known as “Phra Buddha Narumol Dhammopas”
sits on the plaster base similar to the Cross. On the right of
the ordination hall is a shrine where Phra Khanthararat in the
posture of requesting rain is kept. Opposite the shrine of Phra
Khanthararat, there is another shrine that houses a seated stone
Buddha image on a coiled Naga. It is an ancient Buddha image
which ages more than a thousand years and was built during the
Lopburi period by a Khmer Craftsman. The Buddha image is
adjacent to Phra Sri Maha Bodhi tree whose branches shade the
area in front of the ordination hall. There is also a stone
garden called “Diskul Anusorn” with a large array of stone
collection, such as limestone, sandstone, and conglomerate. It
also contains the relics of Prince (Somdet Kromphraya) Damrong
Rajanubhab and his mother Chao Chom Manda Chum, King Rama IV’s
favorite concubine, as well as other royal-blooded members of
Diskul family.
Visitors can access the temple by the
cable car crossing from the river bank where Bang Pa-in palace
is. Each cable car can accommodate 6 – 8 people. Cost: free but
donations welcome. This is one of the must-visit religious
attractions in Ayutthaya, as it is the one and only Western
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