Wat Chang Rob

Terrain

General Condition

Wat Chang Rob is a large abandoned temple. It is located on the highest point of the laterite hill in Aranyik, the ancient city of Kamphaeng Phet. Next to Wat Sing about 400 meters to the west, about 1,070 meters to the north moat, 900 meters to the north of Huai Sai, and about 1.7 kilometers north of the Ping River.

Height above mean sea level

Waterway

Ping River

Geological conditions

Sediment deposited into laterite hills underground

Archaeological Era

era/culture

Archaeological age

Types of archaeological sites

archaeological essence

Wat Chang Rob is located at the highest point of a laterite hill in the Aranyik district of Kamphaeng Phet. The temple faces east. There is a line of temple walls made of laterite only on the east and south. The main building is

The large bell-shaped main chedi in the shape of an elephant chedi surrounded in Sukhothai art. In front of the main chedi, there is a laterite viharn base. Next is a rectangular pool that was cut into laterite layers to bring laterite to be used in the construction of religious sites. The main chedi has a large square base with stairs in the middle on all four sides to reach the upper courtyard. The stairwells on each side were decorated with lions and stucco gates but were almost completely damaged. From the stairway leading to the upper courtyard, the roof arch is decorated with a small bell-topped pagoda. It is a strange form that does not appear in other ancient sites. both at Sukhothai and Kamphaeng Phet The wall of the lower square base is decorated with 68 stucco half elephants. The head and two front legs emerge from the wall decorated with stucco designs on the mane, bracelets, femurs and ankles. The walls between the elephants and the ropes are decorated with high relief stucco designs depicting trees. Currently, the aforementioned stucco work has been greatly damaged.

On either side of the courtyard was a low brick wall connecting the arches in each direction. In the four corners there is a base of a small pagoda. Evidence of the broken top was found, indicating that the corner chedi on the base was a star-shaped chedi. The main chedi on the base is left only on the octagonal tier, the octagonal board, and the continuation part a little more. The top of the pagoda above was completely destroyed. Only the front of the round board above the original octagonal base is decorated with stucco patterns telling the story of the Buddha's life. It is divided into 44 compartments around the chedi, but at present they are all damaged and fall out. Under the stucco decorated with terracotta swans

In front of the main chedi is a rectangular viharn base. There are porches on both the front and back. Inside the sanctuary there is also a line of monks and the main Buddha image. The presidency is broken. The upper receiver and roof are rectangular laterite columns.

The chapel is opposite the viharn to the north, leaving only a small base. Being an ordination hall can be known from the presence of parapets around it (Department of Fine Arts 2009 :90 - 92).