| WAT CHANG THONG (วัดช้างทอง) |
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Wat Chang Thong or the "Monastery of the Golden Elephant" was located off the city
island in the northern area of Ayutthaya in Phukhao Thong sub-district.
The monastery features on a 1993 Fine Arts Department map only and stood north of
Wat Chong Lom along the eastern canal bank of the waterway leading to Maha Phram
(at present part of the Chao Phraya River). Wat Chang Thong was located opposite Wat
Pom Yai and Wat Pom Noi (on the other river bank) and south of Wat Phukhao Thong.
The temple was squeezed in between the defensive canal Khlong Maha Nak and the
canal leading to the old Chao Phraya river via Maha Phram.
There are no traces of the monastery remaining in situ. Urbanization took its toll. A road
longing the Chao Phraya River has been built partly through its former premises, while a
lot of new houses have been constructed in the area.
Villagers used to call it Wat "Tha Thong" or "Golden Landing" (วัดท่าทอง).
Its historical background and period of construction are unknown.
island in the northern area of Ayutthaya in Phukhao Thong sub-district.
The monastery features on a 1993 Fine Arts Department map only and stood north of
Wat Chong Lom along the eastern canal bank of the waterway leading to Maha Phram
(at present part of the Chao Phraya River). Wat Chang Thong was located opposite Wat
Pom Yai and Wat Pom Noi (on the other river bank) and south of Wat Phukhao Thong.
The temple was squeezed in between the defensive canal Khlong Maha Nak and the
canal leading to the old Chao Phraya river via Maha Phram.
There are no traces of the monastery remaining in situ. Urbanization took its toll. A road
longing the Chao Phraya River has been built partly through its former premises, while a
lot of new houses have been constructed in the area.
Villagers used to call it Wat "Tha Thong" or "Golden Landing" (วัดท่าทอง).
Its historical background and period of construction are unknown.
| Text & map by Tricky Vandenberg - May 2009 Reviewed - August 2011 |
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| (Click thumbnail for an aerial view) |
| (Extract of a 1993 Fine Arts Department map - Courtesy Khun Supot Prommanot, Director of the 3th Regional Office of Fine Arts) |