WAT KLANG 2 (วัดกลาง) |
Wat Klang or the Monastery in the Middle is situated in the southwest area, off the Ayutthaya's city Island, in Pak Kran sub-district, west of Khlong Takhian. The temple lies adjacent of the present active temple Wat Klang Khlong Takhian. In situ is brick mound, with at its western end a small ruined structure, likely remains from a former chedi. The ruin is indicated on the Phraya Boran Rachathanin’s map of 1926 next to a tributary of Khlong Takhian. This tributary khlong does not exist anymore. Its historical background and period of construction are not known. The ruin of Wat Klang is located in Geo Coord: 14° 20' 15.54" N, 100° 32' 46.05" E. |
Text & photographs by Tricky Vandenberg - May 2009 Update December 2014 |
(View of the brickwork of Wat Klang) |
(Detail of Phraya Boran Rachathanin's map - Anno 1926) |
(View of the brickwork of Wat Klang) |
(Detail of a 2007 Fine Arts Department GIS map - Courtesy of the Fine Arts Department - 3th Region) |