| WAT MOHON |
Wat Mohon was once located in the southeastern sector of Ayutthaya, outside of the
city island - east of Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon. Unfortunately, this monastery has been
completely destroyed. A private residence now stands on this site, and a small shrine
marks its former location. It is an example of a temple lost during the process of
re-urbanization.
This monastery may have been previously damaged from seasonal flooding, which is still
common in this area. Evidence suggests that earth walls once passed by this site but
were torn down to make rice fields. Some researchers have theorized that a river or
canal once passed through this area from the old Pa Sak River, connecting to a place
somewhere near Wat Phanan Choeng. Wat Mohon might have been accessible once via
this water system.
city island - east of Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon. Unfortunately, this monastery has been
completely destroyed. A private residence now stands on this site, and a small shrine
marks its former location. It is an example of a temple lost during the process of
re-urbanization.
This monastery may have been previously damaged from seasonal flooding, which is still
common in this area. Evidence suggests that earth walls once passed by this site but
were torn down to make rice fields. Some researchers have theorized that a river or
canal once passed through this area from the old Pa Sak River, connecting to a place
somewhere near Wat Phanan Choeng. Wat Mohon might have been accessible once via
this water system.
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| Text by Ken May - December 2008 Photograph by Tricky Vandenberg - December 2008 |