Wat Ratbamrung

Terrain

General Condition

The condition of the area is a lowland area along the river. next to the Krathum Baen canal on the east bank of the Tha Chin River The north side of the temple is adjacent to a private place. The south side is adjacent to the Krathum Baen canal. The east and west side are private. The temple is 1.9 kilometers southeast of the Tha Chin River. The temple area is 35 rai, 1 ngan, 12 square wa.

Height above mean sea level

Waterway

Khlong Krathum Baen, Tha Chin River

Geological conditions

Bangkok series soils are found in coastal plains that do not reach flooding. Characteristics are clay soil with loam. soil with relatively high fertility Classified as a first-class soil for growing rice, beans, corn, etc. (Committee of Documents and Archives 2000 :3)

Archaeological Era

era/culture

Archaeological age

Types of archaeological sites

archaeological essence

Wat Ratbamrung a rat temple Affiliated with Maha Nikaya In a book published for the gilding ceremony of the new Ubosot in 1969, it is said that Wat Ngon Kai was established as a monastery in 1895, with Than Somphathian as the initiator of the construction of Nang Puang Rod. Somwang gave the temple land of 16 rai, 3 ngan, 85 square wa, Muen Yong, Maksan and Kamnan Kaew, full moon. be a patron Received the Wisung Kham Sima in the year 2444, the old temple built in the reign of King Rama 5 years, no evidence indicates. But there was a ceremony to bind Phatthasima to bury the child vision in 1907 (The 1st Office of Fine Arts, Ratchaburi 2010 :139 )

Old Ubosot Brick buildings hold mortar relatively small. kite shingle roof There is a zinc-roofed palai protruding both the front and the back, 1 room each, supporting the roof structure with round wooden poles. broken wooden bouquet It is currently kept in the temple. and rich in the Mon style The stucco gable decorated with patterns is divided into 2 parts. Next down are two swans facing each other. There is a floral pattern decorated with colored glazed crockery. and Chinese porcelain Below the gable is a pair of dragons facing each other. The influence of the royal style of art in the reign of King Rama III is now an abandoned building. The condition is very dilapidated.

The walls of the chapel are made of bricks and mortar. There are 2 front and rear entrance doors on each side, arches and stucco windows with flora motifs. Inside the Ubosot, there is a base of Chukchi enshrining the Buddha image "Luang Por To", which is now brought to be enshrined in the new ubosot. and a pavilion totaling 10 Buddha images, mostly in early Rattanakosin art. Among these, there are Buddha images made of red sandstone. Late Ayutthaya Art, 1 Buddha image and two Buddha images with inscriptions at the base indicating the year 1932. The other Buddha image has inscriptions in Khmer letters and numbers.