| WAT JAN 5 (วัดจันทร์) |
Wat Jan or the “Monastery of the Moon” is located on the city island in the southwest
part of Ayutthaya in Pratu Chai sub-district. The temple was situated west of Phra
Somdet Sri Nakharin Park.
In situ is a mound. The site was not visited, but observed from the location of Wat Raeng.
Its historical background and period of construction are unknown.
The monastery is only mentioned on a Fine Arts Department map drafted in 1993 and
do not figure anymore on later maps. Earlier maps neither depict this site.
The question remains whether or not this site has been confirmed (i.e. excavations).
part of Ayutthaya in Pratu Chai sub-district. The temple was situated west of Phra
Somdet Sri Nakharin Park.
In situ is a mound. The site was not visited, but observed from the location of Wat Raeng.
Its historical background and period of construction are unknown.
The monastery is only mentioned on a Fine Arts Department map drafted in 1993 and
do not figure anymore on later maps. Earlier maps neither depict this site.
The question remains whether or not this site has been confirmed (i.e. excavations).
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| Text, map & photograph by Tricky Vandenberg - July 2009 Reviewed January 2012 |
| (Area of Wat Jan seen from Wat Raeng site) |
| (Extract of a 1993 Fine Arts Department map - Courtesy Khun Supot Prommanot, Director of the 3th Regional Office of Fine Arts) |
