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last updated 9th August 2007. viewed 524 times Wat Thong Thua Ancient Bot site & Khmer-style temple
4 kilometers from town on Sukhumvit Highway
Wat Thong Thua is the site of an ancient Bot which was built over a Khmer-style temple.
It also has a large collection of ancient Khmer sculptures such as lintels, sandstone door columns carve in various designs and inscription stone.
Nearby is the Muang Phaniat archaeological site with its remains of laterite base of a large Khmer religious sanctuary and moats marking the town limit the south. The ancient town is believed to have been dated from the 12th-16the centuries B.E. (Buddhist Era).
Now within the grounds of the Rambhai Barni Rajabhat Institute, Wang Suan Ban Kaeo used to be the residence of the late Queen Rambhai Barni, royal consort of King Rama VII. She was instrumental in developing the local Chanthabun mats made from reed. Today, the palace houses her personal effects and products made from the Kok reeds and Chanthabun mats of lovely patterns.
Visitors need to apply for entry permission in advance by calling the Institute at (039) 335408-10.
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Wat Thong Thua - Ancient Bot site & Khmer-style temple - Chanthaburi Thailand
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