WAT JULA MANI (วัดจุฬามณี) |
Wat Jula Mani or the Monastery of the Crest-Jewel was located off the city island of Ayutthaya in the eastern area in Phai Ling sub-district. The monastery was situated on the south bank of Khlong Kramang near the confluence of the latter with Khlong Dusit and Khlong Ban Bat. Wat Sam Plum was located in the south. There are no visible traces remaining of this monastery at ground level. The site is indicated on a 1993 and a 2007 Fine Arts Department map. Some remains of the temple were excavated by the Fine Arts Department in Geo Coord: 14° 21' 19.03" N, 100° 35' 26.85" E. |
Text & maps by Tricky Vandenberg - April 2009 Updated August 2011, May 2014 |
(Detail of a 2007 Fine Arts Department GIS map - Courtesy of the Fine Arts Department - 3th Region) |