WAT DAENG 2 (วัดแดง) |
Wat Daeng or the Red Monastery was located off the city island in the southern area of Ayutthaya in Samphao Lom Sub-district. (1) The monastery stood north of Wat Khok Khamin and south of Wat Daeng (1). There are no traces anymore visible of the monastery above ground level. Historical data about the monastery and its construction are unknown. The site is only indicated on a 2007 Fine Arts Department map as วัดแดง (๑). Some remains of the temple were excavated by the Fine Arts Department (FAD) in geographical coordinates: 14° 20' 7.98" N, 100° 33' 14.46" E. |
Text & maps by Tricky Vandenberg - August 2011 Updated April 2014 |
(Detail of a 2007 Fine Arts Department GIS map - Courtesy of the Fine Arts Department - 3th Region) |