Sukhothai Attractions:
The south Wat
Ton Chan This
is situated outside the southern city wall 1,150 meters away
from Wat Mahathat. A Brick Singhalese-style chedi enshrines
Buddha images in niches. The brick viharn contains a handless
stucco Buddha image. Fine votive tablets called Sanaechan
are found here.
Wat
Chetuphon A
mondop enshrines four Buddha images in different postures
: sitting, standing, walking and reclining. The outer walls
of the mondop still retain a section in the form of slate
pillar-balustrade window. There is an entrance to the mondop
on the north. Just behind the mondop is a small sanctuary
which contains a Budha image know colally as Phra Si Ariya
(Matireya), the Lord Buddha of the Future.
Wat
Si Phichit Kirati Kanlayaram Wat
Si Phichit Kiti Kanlayaram with a round Singhalese-style chedi
on a square pedestal and a viharn in front, is surrounded
by moats. A broken stone inscription in Pali and Thai was
found and might have been inscribed between 1400-1404
Wat
Wihan Tohng or Wat Thaksinaram This
is situated near Wat Asokaram. The main sanctuary is the brick
lotus-bud shape chedi.
Wat
Asokaram or Wat Salatdai This
large monuments is situated outside the southern city wall
1,400 meters away from Wat Mahathat. The bases of the main
chedi, the viharn and the mondop are visible.
Wat
Mumlangka This
is situated near Wat Asokaram. The Singhalese-style brick
chedi and ubosot still remain. Chotwithihong Road with a bell-shape
chedi of Ceylonese influence standing as the center. The chedi
is situated on a 3-tiered square base on which a platform
decorated with a row of elephants seen by their front halves
supporting the round chedi.
This type of elephant-decorated
chedi is to be seen in many ancient towns of Sukhothai period,
for example, Kamphaeng Phet and Si Satchanalai.
Wat
Thraphang Thong Lang A
square mondop is the main sanctuary. In front of the mondop
to the east, is the viharn and beyond the viharn stands an
ubosot. The outer wall of the mondop is beautifully decorated
by stucco figures in niches. The southern side portrays the
Lord Buddha flanked by angels descending from Tavatimsa Heaven.
On the west the Lord Buddha preached to his father and relatives.
The northern side depicts the episode when the Lord Buddha
returned to preach to his wife. These stucco figures, especially
those on the south, are masterpieces of Sukhothai art.
Wat
Chedi Sung This
is situated near Wat Tra-phang Thong Lang. The upper part
of the chedi is round. The base is constructed in three tiered
stages. This interesting Sukhothai type of chedi is of Sivijaya
and Singhalese style. In front of the chedi stands a small
viharn.
Wat
Hot Phayom This
is situated in the rice-field outside the eastern city wall
2,000 metres away from Wat Mahathat. The base of the viharn
and the laterite pedestal are still visible.
