Wat Chulamanee and other Phitsanulok, Thailand Things to Do Tips

An old temple where was so important in Ayudhaya Kingdom. From the history,King Borom Trilokanath was once took his monk life there.
The oldest building is Prang ,where assumed to be built in Lopburi period. When Ayudhaya period,this temple was renovated by king, also they built others buildings such as mondapa housed buddha?s footprint and ordination hall (for now ,it ?s just a sign of semas or boundary marker surrounded a small new hall ).
For Prang, built from laterite on 3 bases.On its wall decorated with stucco in Ayudhaya style . Some shcolars assumed it was added on the time of renovation in the riegn of King Borom Tri Lokkanath. The most beautiful stucco ?re Thai swan and flowers details. This temple ?s a great place to see the real Ayudhaya craftmen created.

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Address: Borom Tri Lokanath Rd. Tha Thong Sub-district.
Directions: On the South of Town about 5 Kms.
A public bus from bus stop near the train station in city run pass this temple.Take a bus no. 5 to Chulamanee temple,the trip 'll take about 15 mins ,drop at the temple gate

For Area 3 .Covered the area of Pitsanulok, Sukhothai, Phetchabun, Uttaradit
Email : tatphs@loxinfo.co.th

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Phone: 055-252742-3
Address: 209/7-8 Surasee Plaza. Boromtrailokkanath Rd.Muang
Website: http://www.thai.net/tatphs

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Built in Sukhothai period like Phra Sri Rattana Mahathat temple. And when Ayudhaya period,King Borom Trilokkanath came for renovation and gave its name.
Things to see :
+Chedi , a white bell shape chedi on high base. Some scholars said this chedi contains the relic of King Borom Tri Lokkanath.
+Viharn, next to chedi . Inside there’re mural paintings on the East wall depicted about Buddha subduing Mara scene .
+Ubosot , on the East of temple. Inside ,there’re mural paintings on surrounded walls, depicted about Ramayana epic. All painting drawn in the riegn of King Rama IV of Rattanakosin period. Not just a style, I think these pictures also presented old local lifestyle of Phitsanuloke people .
The dangerous thing here : try to avoid the north side of viharn ,there ‘re a big group of fierce dogs.

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Directions: Near Nan river, on the East side of Naresuan bridge ,opposite Phra Sri Mahathat temple. Just cross the road from there.
Take a bus from train station, bus no. 1,3 or 5 ,drop at Mahathat temple and cross the road to this temple.

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Formerly an old temple in the same age as Phra Sri Rattana Mahathat temple or built in Sukhothai period. It 's just only one temple in Phitsanuloke where still have a lotus bud chedi.

If you go by bus, take a bus no. 8 ,when it turn to Phya Seu Rd. or when it passed the railway ,notice for the right. It located on Soi 4 and you must walk about 200 metres to this temple.

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Address: Soi 4 .Phya Seu Rd. Nai Muang District.
Directions: From Topland plaza,go to the north and turn right to Phya Seu Rd. Notice on the right ,there'll be the sign to temple.

Thereýre some ruins buildings which the principal chedi decorated with buddha images stucco in walking position at the base(just remains 2 stuccos). The style of these stucco same as stucco images surrounded the base of Mahathat chedi in Sukhothai .
When I visited all building covered with tree ,though it located in government office but seems worthless for this place. So sad!!

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Address: Teparak Rd. Muang District .
Directions: Inside one government ofiice.

Open 9.00-16.00 Wed-Sun
Admission : free of charge

Inside represented artifacts and stuffs which found from excavation inside this temple and some dedicated from local people,such as votives ,amulets, buddha imaes, monks stuffs,ý.. At the bottom of building housed a big buddha named ý Phra Buddha Chinnasihý with the same style and date (Sukhothai) as Phra Buddha Chinnarat at the principal viharn.

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Phone: 055-2411717
Directions: Located in Phra Sri Rattana Mahathat temple , at viharn ýBuddha Chinnasihý on the North area of main Prang.

Originally , it was a location of big viharn housed Phra Attarot .Nowaday , it just remains a big buddha image in standing position and some columns . This viharn assumed to be built in Sukhothai period ,same as the front viharn named viharn Phra Buddha Chinnarat. The big building with the standing buddha image was so poppular in Sukhothai period, as you can see some monuments in Sukhothai and Phitsanuloke .

If you 'd like to visit this place ,just notice the big buddha image. The building is now laying as green field and just an image and columns standing.

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Directions: On the East of Mahathat complex.

It’s one of the Phitsanuloke symbol. There’re no evidence of floating settlement in this area. Some siad they came by their career as floating merchant,when the commercial on river was became less important, they began to settle the floating community in this area. Originally, it was a big community with 300 floating houses,but from the government legal and pollution. The number was decreased and become a small community ,nowaday. And some become to restuarants which may change the local community to commercial.
For building floating house, originally,they use a numorous bamboo trunks for floating and house body. When bamboo ‘s higher price, fuel tanks and zinc plate roof replaced . Althought , it changed much for now,but it may tell how history go.
To see floating houses, Chom Nan public park is a good place.

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