Wat Bot Muang Located on a hill at the same level as the old City Hall on Benjamarachutit Road. Adjacent to the right bank of the Chanthaburi River. It is assumed that it was built in 1852 and should have been built since the late Ayutthaya period. By observing from the white sandstone sema, the temple and the Lanka-style pagoda. In addition, lintels were found in the art of Bapuan at the end of 1510-1630, depicting Indra riding an Erawan elephant in the Ruean Kaew facade. And inside the temple, there are many things to see such as the chapel, the sermon hall, the prayer hall, the large pagoda containing the relics. There are small pagodas surrounding four corners. In front of the ubosot, there is a lintel behind Ba Phuan art. Phrapariyatthamma School The back of the temple There is a staircase that can walk down to Tha Luang area. This is an old community along the Chanthaboon River that is around 300 years old since the reign of King Narai the Great. At present, Chanthaboon Riverside is being promoted and developed to be a cultural preservation and cultural tourist destination. The waterfront street in the past used to be a traditional commercial area. There are old shops Old houses that are still beautiful
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Wat Bot Muang and the Chanthaboon waterfront community
Province: Chanthaburi