black roof temple

Terrain

General Condition

The Black Roof Temple is located in the Phra Ram Lake area. The location of the temple is in the central area north of the island of Ayutthaya. next to the white roof temple (Located to the south of the White Roof Temple) near Wat Mahathat. It is about 1.10 kilometers north of the Chao Phraya River, about 500 meters south of Khlong Muang in the area of ​​Ayutthaya Historical Park. The landscape has been restored and improved.

Height above mean sea level

Waterway

Chao Phraya River, Pa Sak River, Lop Buri River, Noi River, Khlong Muang

Geological conditions

The Central Plains are caused by the movement of major faults, namely the Mae Ping Fault (almost connected to the Moei Fault), Uttaradit Fault (Nam Pat), and the Three Pagoda Fault. from the Late Cretaceous to the Tertiary This is a continuation of the launch of the southern Gulf of Thailand. and the formation of tertiary basins in the northern and upper western regions followed by north-south fault formation (Bunopas, 1981). sedimentary plains, waterways, lakes, and semi-waterways and lakes

Geological features Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province Located in the southern central plains Make it deep under the ground of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province It is a source of large pebbles. Gravels and sand are large and rounded. Groundwater accumulates between gaps and grains of pebbles and sand. interspersed with clay layers resulting in multiple layers of groundwater and is a layer of water that spreads widely horizontally has unique hydrogeological properties which is a characteristic found in most of the groundwater layers of the South Central Plain, that is, each layer of groundwater There will be a layer of clay under support. and covered on top Classified as groundwater under pressure (Confined aquifer)

Archaeological Era

era/culture

Types of archaeological sites

archaeological essence

Black Roof Temple is currently an abandoned temple located in Bueng Rama Public Park. There is no documentary evidence about the history of the building. The name of the temple "Black Roof" is probably called later. to comply with The neighboring "White Roof Temple" on the north side.

The buildings in the temple have been restored to enhance stability. (It is not possible to specify when the restoration was carried out) including:

1. President Pagoda The main chedi is a round bell-shaped chedi located on an octagonal base made of bricks and mortar. It is a large chedi. Looks like a chedi at the corner of Wat Ratchaburana which was built in the early Ayutthaya period.

Bell-shaped pagoda Commonly known as "Lanka" from the shape that resembles a round bell. which is the main constituent During the Ayutthaya period there were no significant changes. In addition to certain proportions or characteristics that have evolved over time.

One of the important early pagodas is The main chedi of Mae Nang Pluem Temple From the form of a lion surrounded by the base, it resembles a mane decoration pattern similar to the triangular pattern that appears on a replica of the gold pagoda found from the pagoda of Wat Ratchaburana, Ayutthaya that represents the craftsmanship during the Ayutthaya period. plant and a lion pattern that resembles a lion at Wat Thammikarat, which was a craftsmanship during the early Ayutthaya period. The most prominent bell-shaped pagodas that have been passed down to the Middle Ages are the Three Pagodas. which is the main chedi of Wat Phra Si Sanphet Built in the reign of King Ramathibodi II, 2035, all three have the same form. The special feature is the central There are porches protruding in all four directions. The roof porch adorns the top of the chedi. The east porch is the entrance to the pagoda booth. The other three porches are the chant arches where the Buddha images were once enshrined. For decorating the top of the chedi on the ridge of the porch roof, there was already at the ridge ridge of the temple's chief pagoda in the early days. There is also an interesting group of bell-shaped chedi built in the Middle Ages, namely the main chedi of Wat Bang Kacha. It is also a bell-shaped chedi in Lanna style. This pagoda consists of the lower part as a corner base. and decorated with a lotus wire base in Lanna style This base supports the other three bases in the round plan before reaching the small bell shape (Santi Lek Sukhum :Online Database).

2. Temple or Ubosot a small temple It was probably built in the early Ayutthaya period. and has been restored and added in the late Ayutthaya period again as a small building with few doors and windows Popular style built in the middle Ayutthaya period

3. Chedi Rai a square chedi twenty wooden recess late Ayutthaya art It is assumed that there should be a reconstruction of the temple. At present, the stucco pattern of the lion's legs and the breasts of a lion's breast is perfectly preserved. One part of the chedi is a twenty recessed chedi. which was popularly built in the late Ayutthaya period.