Wat Oi - 500 Year Old Temple - Ang Thong Thailand 2023

Wat Oi is an ancient temple in Wiset Chai Chan, Ang Thong. The temple is an ancient temple dating back to the Ayutthaya period.

There is evidence of construction in the year 2070 (1527 ad) and King Narusuan performing the water ceremony here during his reign. There is no evidence of who built it originally.

Wat Oi has an ordination hall, "Maha Ut
Church" is a large building made of bricks and mortar in the ancient Ayutthaya style. The roof is a thatched wood with 2 pairs of banana cladding type clay tiles covering overlapping to protect from the rain. The eaves of every floor have Thep Phanom. There are no windows along the wall in the hall. Around the church there is a pair of porches, front and back.

The principal Buddha image in the Ubosot is a Buddha image in the Sukhothai posture, lap width 1.92 meters, height 3.20 meters, cast in bronze. The villagers call it"Luang Por Dam" because it is black. At one point the abbot covered the whole body with gold but it is once again it’s original color.

The Fine Arts Department has registered it as an ancient monument on February 14, 1989.
Wat Oi is a royal temple under the Maha Nikava Sangha. Located on the banks of the Noi River in the Wiset Chai Chan District and about 3 kilometers from Wiset Chai Chan Market.

in the area of Wat Oi the Creative Children
Foundation has opened a home to provide shelter for troubled children, drug addicted street children or children that have been arrested, called the Children's House.

The main hall is said to have a beautiful appearance similar to the Ubosot of Wat Ratchaburana in Ayutthaya. The ordination hall is without windows and is called Maha-Ud.

The temple is off the normal tourist path but it is still worth a short visit. It would also be a good day trip from Ayutthaya to see it and some of the other sights in Ang Thong.

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