| WAT KHOK KHAMIN 2 (วัดโคกขมิ่น) |
Wat Khok Khamin or the "Monastery of the Curcuma Plant" was located on the city
island, outside the Historical Park in the east of the city, at present Ho Rattanachai
sub-district.
The monastery was situated between Khlong Nai Kai (present Khlong Makham Riang)
and the Front city canal (present Pa Sak River). To its north stood Wat Pa Thon, while
in the south was Wat Kho. Wat Phao Khao was situated in the southwest.
No traces are anymore left of this monastery, victim of urbanization and likely brick
pillage in the former centuries.
Historical data about the monastery and its construction are unknown.
The site is indicated on Phraya Boran Rachathanin's map drafted in 1926 and features
also on a map drafted during the reign of King Rama III (1824 - 1851).
island, outside the Historical Park in the east of the city, at present Ho Rattanachai
sub-district.
The monastery was situated between Khlong Nai Kai (present Khlong Makham Riang)
and the Front city canal (present Pa Sak River). To its north stood Wat Pa Thon, while
in the south was Wat Kho. Wat Phao Khao was situated in the southwest.
No traces are anymore left of this monastery, victim of urbanization and likely brick
pillage in the former centuries.
Historical data about the monastery and its construction are unknown.
The site is indicated on Phraya Boran Rachathanin's map drafted in 1926 and features
also on a map drafted during the reign of King Rama III (1824 - 1851).
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| Text & maps by Tricky Vandenberg - July 2010 Text review - October 2010 |
| (Extract of a begin-20th century map) |
| (Extract of a mid-19th century map) |