WAT BANDAI NAK (วัดบันไดนาค) |
Wat Bandai Nak of the Monastery of the Naga Staircase is an not restored ruin located in the southern area in Sanphao Lom Sub-district. The only remains in situ are a brick mound covered with vegetation and remnants of a large chedi. The site is located south of the city island, West of Khlong Khu Cham and south of the Chao Phraya River. The site has been victim of treasure farming in earlier times. Its historical background and period of construction are unknown. |
Text, maps & photographs by Tricky Vandenberg - April 2009 Updated March 2014 |
(View of the ruins of Wat Bandai Nak) |
Courtesy Khun Supot Prommanot, Director of the 3th Regional Office of Fine Arts) |