Wat Phra Ram, Ayutthaya Historical Park, Ayutthaya

Wat Phra Ram, Ayutthaya Historical Park, Ayutthaya Wat Phra Ram was built in 1369 A.D. by King Ramesuan, the son of King U-Thong on the cremation ground of his father, King U-Thong. It is assumed that he could not complete the construction because he reign over the kingdom for only 1 year, So, King Borom Rachathiraj I might be the one who completed it, or it might possible that it was constructed when King Ramesuan returned to reign again after the death of King Borom Rachathiraj I. After that this temple has decayed in the course of times and it has been restored several times since it is close to the palace. Until the great period of restoration of all temples over the kingdom during the reign of King Borom Trilokanat, Wat Phra Ram had also been restored. After that it was restored once again by King Borom Kot in 1741 A.D. Nowadays, it still remains be attractive will large prang (the Thai term for an elongated cone–shaped tower) and many Chedis. In front of the temple, there is a large pond named “Nong Sano” which had existed before the Ayutthaya period. This pond was once much smaller until the period of construction of Ayutthaya as the city. This is because the earth around the pond was dug out and taken away for construction. This pond was called “Bueng Cheekan” in the Royal ruling book before it was into “Bueng Phraram (Phra Ram pond)”. The Ubosoth is 17.50 meters wide and 47.50 meters long. Inside the ubosoth housed the ruined central Buddha image this Buddha image made of plaster and bricks. It is oriented to the west.