Wat Phaya Mangrai

Terrain

General Condition

Wat Phaya Mangrai is an abandoned ancient site. It is located near the city wall of Wiang Kum Kam on the northwest side. and is in the north of Wat Phra Chao Ong Dam About 30 meters apart, 350 meters from the Ping River to the east.

Condition before excavation It is a large archaeological site, paired with 2 hills, which the villagers call it. King Mangrai hill and Phra Chao Ong Dam hill Within the longan orchard area of ​​the villagers

At present, the ancient site is surrounded by gardens and villagers' dwellings.

Height above mean sea level

Waterway

Ping River

Geological conditions

It is a river basin area. was deposited with sand and gravel sediments. In the Holocene era

Archaeological Era

era/culture

Archaeological age

Types of archaeological sites

archaeological essence

Wat Phaya Mangrai is an abandoned ancient site. Originally, it was a large mound with Wat Phra Chao Ong Dam. The name of the archaeological site is the name that the villagers call each other since the ancient site is still a mound of soil, called the Phaya Mangrai hill. Which is located next to the hill of the Lord God Dam After the excavation Therefore, it is separated into Wat Phaya Mangrai and Wat Phra Chao Ong Dam.

The Fine Arts Department has excavated the ancient monuments of Wat Phaya Mangrai in 1989 (Department of Fine Arts 2005 :91), found information on ancient sites and antiques as follows:

The archaeological site of Wat Phaya Mangrai consists of a viharn, a pagoda, a building base, and a glass wall.

Architectural features

1. Vihara is a temple hall in a rectangular plan. Currently, it appears only the base part is adorned with double breasted glass beads. Behind the viharn is a room enshrining the principal Buddha image. The Chukchi base was built to fill the room as well as the Ku Ai Si Temple. Kuai Lan Temple Ku Pa Dom Temple and Kum Kam Temple, etc., next to this room There is a booth at the end of the Viharn (Gandhakudi) similar to the Wihan of Kan Thom Temple, Pu Bia Temple and Wat E Khang Kang, etc.

The floor of the sanctuary is paved with bricks and has three pairs of columns, the base of which is made of granite. There is a main staircase in the west corner in front of the viharn. and there is also a small staircase at the end of the western temple as well. wooden roof structure Thatched with clay tiles, please

2. The chedi is located behind the viharn. At present, only the lower cutting board base in the square diagram is probably lost. Supporting the base of the raised gauge board overlapping 2 layers above it is the base plate decorated with glass balls, raised gauge. which pieces of stucco pattern adorn the top of the arch and the end of the sashboard found at the top of the base of the chedi It is possible that this pagoda may be a castle-shaped chedi. The house of elements adorned the arch of the chala on all four sides.

3. The base of the building is assumed to be a viharn hall in a rectangular plan. It is located in the western part of the viharn and pagoda.

Artifacts found

Antique artifacts found include bronze Buddha images of various sizes. and a piece of bronze Buddha image in Lanna art Around the 20th - 21st Buddhist century

In addition, many stucco fragments were found at the base of the pagoda. There are important pieces including The pattern of flora used to decorate the arch which is comparable to the stucco pattern at Wat Photharam Maha Viharn (Wat Chet Yot) which determines the age in the early 21st Buddhist century which looks the same as the stucco adorning the base of the Mekong arch frame at Wat Hua Nong, Wiang Kum Kam, dating back to the 20th - 21st Buddhist century.

Determination of age

From the consideration of architectural styles and antiques found It is assumed that it should be built in the same distance as Wat Phra Chao Ong Dam. is the end of the 20th Buddhist century to the beginning of the 21st Buddhist century.