Phra Viharn, Wat Thepthidaram Worawihan

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General Condition

Wat Thepthidaram is one of the important temples in Rattanakosin Island. At present, various buildings Inside Wat Ratchanaddaram Worawihan both in the area of ​​Phutthawat and Sangkhawat in good condition including the temple Due to constant renovations until now

Wat Thepthidaram has a territory north to Khlong Lod Wat Thepthidaram, south to Soi Samranrat, East to Mahachai Road, West to the community behind Wat Theptha

Height above mean sea level

Waterway

Chao Phraya River, Khlong Rop Krung, Khlong Lod Wat Ratchanadda

Geological conditions

Collecting water from the Holocene era

Archaeological Era

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Types of archaeological sites

archaeological essence

The viharn of Wat Thepthidaram Worawihan Located next to the Ubosot to the south, similar to the Ubosot. However, the difference is that the viharn is smaller, which is 13.20 meters wide, 22.20 meters long, and 15 meters high. The viharn is a long building with 7 rooms with 2 bases, namely the base of the temple and the base of the temple building, both bases. The floor looks like a set of lion bases. There are stairs leading up to the front and back of the building.

The roof of the Ubosot has 2 floors, 3 livers, the lower liver is a cantilever frame with a square pillar that surrounds the corridors surrounding the temple. Supporting the roof palais around the balcony and the balcony of the temple is the same as the ubosot. which is to make a balcony with bricks and mortar, not very high, the upper part is made of a thick balcony It looks like a flat surface consisting of two lotuses on either side of the belly, an open veranda that hides into the interior. Cladding with Chinese green perforated tiles

The roof is without a bouquet of flowers and a swan tail, the gable is brick and mortar. Decorated with stucco patterns consisting of glazed tiles in the Chinese style of swans, surrounded by floral patterns in Thai patterns, such as buns and flowers decorated with fragments of colored porcelain tiles in various colors in a triangular frame, the outer frame is raised to a stucco ridge decorated with flowers in a gable pattern. The lower part is decorated with stucco patterns decorated with fragments of glazed tiles as well, mostly flowers and bougainvillea all over the area.

The temple's door arches are in the extraction side, both front and back, 2 doors each. The arch style is stuccoed on the wall and gilded with gold. Pudtan flower pattern mixed with leaf pattern. The window arch, which is on the long wall, 5 window openings on each side. Stucco molding raised to frame the window openings decorated with floral patterns similar to the arch. The shutters have a pair of wooden shutters. Opened to the inside, dividing the nature of the door into the outer door and the inner door. The outer door is painted with gold lacquer patterns, the Devi image. The inner door is painted in a lotus flower vase pattern. placed on a stacked table Under the table, there is another flower pot. Above the picture, there is a pattern of birds chasing insects written on the red background. At the door ajar or shutter Paint with lotus and plants in the pond. The outer panes are painted in flora motifs, the inner panes and panes. It has the same pattern as the inner door leaf.

Inside the viharn there are murals painted in Chinese swan patterns on a red background. The viharn enshrines a stucco Buddha image in the attitude of subduing Mara, lap width 75 inches, height 95 inches, sitting on a lion-base seat assembled in front of a lotus board, stacked on the left and right sides of the temple on five levels. The principal Buddha image is enshrined two Buddha images in the subdued sea, on each side, with five-tiered gold perforations, as in the Ubosot. and one disciple on the other side

in front of the principal Buddha image in the temple There is also a marble pedestal that enshrines a group of Ariya Savika (Bhikkhuni) sculptures, which have been attakkha in the Bhikkhuni Company's department, lap size 11 inches, height 21 inches, made of tin, totaling 52 statues (49 seated, 3 standing) that are different from the temple. Others because to match the temple Built to honor His Majesty the King

In addition, there are 2 other important sculptures in the temple, namely Phra Sri Ariya Maitreya, cast in brass. stamped cross-legged on the base of the chopping board His right hand was in the form of a handful of lost objects. assumed to be a palm It was originally the treasure of Wat Thepthidaram. another one is Phra Maha Pajapati Gotami Theri is a tin gilded figure. His face slender, arched eyebrows in the shape of a curly brace. eyes narrowed Hair is small round beads arranged together, wrapped in oblique robe, long sanghati, cut straight to the Nabhi. The left hand is placed supine on the lap. His right hand was placed on the right monk. sitting cross-legged King Rama III ordered it to be built upon the establishment of Wat Thepthidaram.

The viharn is surrounded by a low glass wall to form a backrest decorated with brown glazed perforated tiles, within the glass wall are 14 chedi enclosed around the temple building, all chedi are the same. That is, it is a chedi with a square plan, recessed corners, the lowest floor is a chopping board base, 2 sets, 2 sets of lion bases and lotus bases. Supports the bell element with the same recessed square layout. Above