| WAT JAN 4 (วัดจันทร์) |
Wat Jan or the "Monastery of the Moon" was located outside the city island in
Kamang sub-district, opposite the train station.
There are no visible traces remaining of this monastery at ground level.
A Ficus Religiosa or Bodhi tree was found just north of the street leading from the ferry
to the train station likely indicates the premises of this old temple.
Its historical background and period of construction are unknown.
The temple is mentioned on Phraya Boran Rachathanin's (PBR) map drafted in
1926, but features also on a map drafted in the mid 19th century.
On the PBR map the temple is called “Monastery of the Moon” (วัดจันทร์), while on the
other map it is called “Monastery of the Gold Apple” (วัดจัน).
Footnotes:
(1) The denomination of Phraya Boran Rachathanin has here been followed.
Kamang sub-district, opposite the train station.
There are no visible traces remaining of this monastery at ground level.
A Ficus Religiosa or Bodhi tree was found just north of the street leading from the ferry
to the train station likely indicates the premises of this old temple.
Its historical background and period of construction are unknown.
The temple is mentioned on Phraya Boran Rachathanin's (PBR) map drafted in
1926, but features also on a map drafted in the mid 19th century.
On the PBR map the temple is called “Monastery of the Moon” (วัดจันทร์), while on the
other map it is called “Monastery of the Gold Apple” (วัดจัน).
Footnotes:
(1) The denomination of Phraya Boran Rachathanin has here been followed.
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| Text, photograph & maps by Tricky Vandenberg - February 2009 Reviewed - November 2010 |
| (View of the location of the former monastery) |
| (Extract of a 20th century map) |
| (Extract of a 19th century map) |