WAT MONGKOL BOPHIT

Wat Mongkhol Bophit, located just beside the Wat Phra Sri Sanphet,   a single late Ayutthaya Wiharn built to house the 15th Century Phra Mongkol Bophit, a huge bronze Buddha statue, 9.5 meters across the lap, and 12.45 meters high, not including the pedestal.The original (1610) structure was damaged when its roof collapsed in 1767. This is a modern replacement, built in the 20th century to shelter the Buddha image inside. 

 

 

The giant Buddha stood in the open for the next 200 years. One of the largest in Thailand, it was sculpted in 1538 at Wat Chichiang.

the great black Buddha image stands in the center of the ruins, under an open sky. After the rebuilding of the wiharn the great bronze statue was entirely covered with gold leaf to give it its current splendor.

 

The present building was completely renovated in 1956, and is only just big enough to house the statue.