Wat Sra Si Liam or the Monastery of the Square Pond was located off the city island in the southern area of Ayutthaya in Samphao Lom Sub-district. The monastery stood west of Khlong Khu Cham and south of the Chao Phraya River below Wat Phutthai Sawan and Wat Tha Rap; west of Wat Noina. The site is only mentioned on a Fine Arts Department (FAD) map drafted in 1974. A visit made to the area with a request to locals to indicate the site, resulted in finding brick work and pottery shards in geographical coordinates: 14°20' 9.42" N, 100° 33' 39.04" E. In situ is a brick mound covered with vegetation. In close vicinity of the mound stands a Ficus Religiosa (Bodhi tree) with brickwork nestled in its roots. The site is quite large. Its historical background and period of construction are unknown. A 2007 FAD GIS map positions the site in geographical coordinates: 14°20' 16.94" N, 100° 33' 38.59" E. The two locations are about 250 meters from each other. This issue needs further research. |
Text, maps & photographs by Tricky Vandenberg - May 2009 Updated April 2012, July 2015 |
(Former site of Wat Sra Si Liam) |
(Brickwork entangled in a tree) |
(Brickwork entangled in a tree) |
(Detail of a 1974 Fine Arts Department map - Courtesy Dr. Surat Lertlum, Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy) |
(Detail of a 2007 Fine Arts Department GIS map - Courtesy of the Fine Arts Department - 3th Region) |
WAT SRA SI LIAM (วัดสระสี่เหลี่ยม) |