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Wat Phra Kaew Noi
Keywords : Wat Phra Kaew Noi, Phra Nakhon Khiri, Khao Wang, King Rama IV
| Site common name | Phra Nakhon Khiri |
|---|---|
| Site alternative name | Khao Wang |
| Type of artwork | Architecture |
| Sub district | Tha Rap |
| District | Mueang Phetchaburi |
| Province | Phetchaburi |
| Region | West |
| Country | Thailand |
| Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree | Lat : 13.108209 Long : 99.939367 |
| Geographic Coordinates UTM | Zone : 47 P Hemisphere : N E : 601826.06 N : 1449291.53 |
| Place of artwork | On the eastern mountain peak |
| History of production | Wat Phra Kaew Noi was built in the reign of King Rama IV. |
|---|---|
| Art | Phra Ubosot of Wat Phra Kaew Noi is a traditional Thai marble building in rectangular plan. The pediment displays Phra Mongkut on Phan Waenfah surrounded by two five-tiered parasols and Petchaburi floral pattern at the back. The wall painting shows floral pattern, while the windows and doorways are decorated with stucco figures. The duplicated Phra Nirantarai and the duplicated Emerald Buddha are installed inside the ubosot. Phra Sudhaselachedi is a bell-shaped marble stupa at the back of the ubosot which can be reached by the corridor to the veranda. The marble was cut from Koh Sichang, Chonburi by the order of King Rama IV. He also store the buddha relics inside the stupa. |
| Key academic information | Wat Phra Kaew Noi is a temple precinct within Phra Nakhon Khiri or Khao Wang, which was the first palace in the provincial city of the Chakri dynasty. The conception of the temple is similar to Wat Phra Sri Rattanasatsadaram in the grand palace. The temple is situated on the Mount Mahaishwarya in Petchaburi. The important buildings in this temple are Phra Sudhaselachedi and an ubosot where the quartz buddha is installed and the King Rama IV’s religious study room. |
| Period | Historical Period |
| Art period | Rattanakosin |
| Age | 20th century AD |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Sect | Theravada |
| Religion and belief | Theravada Buddhism, The Royal Court Custom |
| Type of License | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND) |
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| Rights | Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre |
| Date of record creation | 2015-05-28 |
| Record creator | Patsaweesiri Premkulanan |
| Bibliography | ศิลปากร, กรม. อุทยานประวัติศาสตร์พระนครคีรี. กรุงเทพฯ : กรมศิลปากร, 2542. เบญจวรรณ ทัศนลีลพร. การออกแบบพระนครคีรี (วิทยานิพนธ์ศิลปศาสตรมหาบัณฑิต สาขาประวัติศาสตร์สถาปัตยกรรม บัณฑิตวิทยาลัย มหาวิทยาลัยศิลปากร), 2543. |
