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Wat Chaiwatthanaram วัดไชยวัฒนาราม, Thailand (1630)

Artist/Designer:

Project Location: Thailand

Figure 1: Image of the frontal exterior view of Wat Chaiwatthanaram. ( Source | Accessed : April 5, 2024 | Photographer: World Monuments Fund )
Figure 2: Image of conservators conserving Buddha stupas within the interior of Wat Chaiwatthanaram in 2014. ( Source | Accessed : April 5, 2024 | Photographer: World Monuments Fund )
Figure 3: Image of the main Buddha stupa in the interior of Wat Chaiwatthanaramin 2015. ( Source | Accessed : April 5, 2024 | Photographer: World Monuments Fund )
Figure 4: Image of details on the main Buddha stupa in the interior of Wat Chaiwatthanaram in 2016. ( Source | Accessed : April 5, 2024 | Photographer: World Monuments Fund )
Figure 5: Image of ceiling conditions in the interior of Wat Chaiwatthanaram in 2015. ( Source | Accessed : April 16, 2024 | Photographer: World Monuments Fund )
Figure 6: Image of Wat Chaiwatthanaram from the enclosure side. ( Source | Accessed : April 5, 2024 | Photographer: World Monuments Fund )
Figure 7: Image of Wat Chaiwatthanaram from the northeast corner in 2014. ( Source | Accessed : April 16, 2024 | Photographer: World Monuments Fund )

Style/Period(s):
Traditional

Primary Material(s):
Clay, Stone

Function(s):
Religious Building, Buddhist Temple

Related Website(s):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wat_Chaiwatthanaram | Accessed : April 4, 2024
https://www.wmf.org/slideshow/building-future-wat-chaiwatthanaram-thailand | Accessed : April 4, 2024
https://www.renown-travel.com/historicalsites/ayutthaya/wat-chaiwatthanaram.html | Accessed : April 4, 2024
https://www.wmf.org/project/wat-chaiwatthanaram | Accessed : April 4, 2024
https://www.ayutthaya-history.com/Temples_Ruins_ChaiWatthanaram.html | Accessed : April 4, 2024

Significant Date(s):
17th Century

Additional Information:
Significant Date(s):
1630 - King Prasat Thong commissions temple to be built.
1767 - Much of the temple was ruined during the war with the Pagan.
1987 - Conservation efforts began by the Fine Arts Department of Thailand.
1992 - Site was opened to the public.

Additional Information:
Publication/Texts in Print:
Kirdsiri, Kreangkrai, Isarachai Buranaut, and Kittikhun Janyaem. "Wat Chaiwatthanaram: a new assessment of its configuration and dating." Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Studies (FORMER NAME SILPAKORN UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HUMANITIES, AND ARTS) (2021): 65-77.
Hudson, Bob. "The Lord of the Golden Tower: King Prasat Thong and the Building of Wat Chaiwatthanaram." (1999): 158-160.
Fouser, Beth Louise. Wat Chaiwatthanaram and the legitimation of King Prasat Thong of Ayutthaya. University of Victoria, 1993.
Mahasuwanchai, Peerasit, Natthanan Wonganan, Chainarong Athisakul, Weerachart Tangchirapat, Raktipong Sahamitmongkol, and Sutat Leelataviwat. "Engineering properties of ancient masonry materials in Thailand and substitution materials for historical structures preservation." In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, vol. 463, no. 1, p. 012077. IOP Publishing, 2020.

Building Location:
8GVR+5PX, Tambon Ban Pom, Amphoe Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Chang Wat Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya 13000, Thailand

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