Wat Phutthaisawan (à ¸§à ¸±à ¸âà ¸žà ¸¸à ¸âà ¸Ëà ¹âà ¸Ëà ¸ªà ¸§à ¸£à ¸£à ¸âà ¹Å) Ayutthaya : Almost due south of the old town, on the south bank of the Chaophraya River, is the very old temple of Wat Phutthaisawan. With its freshly whitewashed classically styled prang, the temple is easy to overlook. Most guidebooks do, but don't you make that mistake. The temple, with its skewed architecture, is quite interesting. The temple is said to have been built in the 14th century by King Ramathibodi I, the founder of Ayutthaya, on the site where he lived before setting up the capital on the other side of the river. A monument to King Ramathibodi I, King Nareusan, King Ekathotsarot and others can be seen in the parking lot of the temple. Today, you enter the temple complex on the west side, through a narrow walk between two buildings. The older building, on the right, with its pointed gothic windows, is said to have been the building where the kings of Ayutthaya stayed when visiting the temple. It is supposed to have some great murals, but was closed on our last visit.
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