Phra Samudrachedi

Keywords : Bell-shaped Chedi, Round Chedi, Sinhalese-styled Chedi, Elephant-encircled-style Chedi, Chedi, Phra Samudrachedi, Chedi Klang Nam, Wat Phra Samudrachedi

Artwork alternative name	Phra Chedi Klang Nam
Site common name	Wat Phra Samudrachedi
Type of artwork	Architecture
Sub district	Pak Klong Bang Pla Kot
District	Phra Samut Chedi
Province	Samut Prakan
Region	Central
Country	Thailand
Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree	Lat : 13.6003244 Long : 100.586811
Geographic Coordinates UTM	Zone : 47 P Hemisphere : N E : 671672.71 N : 1504084
Place of artwork	At the centre of the temple

History of production	The construction started in the reign of King Rama II and completed in the reign of King Rama IV.
Art	Phra Samudrachedi a bell-shaped stupa and lies upon two veranda in octagonal plan. A staircase leading to the veranda can be found in four directions and there are elephant figures at the veranda’s pedestal. Above this pedestals lie a tiered lotus-shaped pedestal with two wires in circular plan, whose niches are attached to in four directions. Then lie a set of lotus-shaped pedestals, a set of tiered wire-shaped pedestals, a tiered lotus-shaped pedestal with pointed wire are placed under a bell-shaped anda. The ballang is in square plan surrounded by supporting pillars and the cylindrical finial. By the height of the stupa, the scholar believe that it is the effect of flood resistance and a landmark for the travellers.
Key academic information	Phra Samudrachedi is situated on a small island of Samutprakarn Province or Phra Pradaeng city. Later, the right coast of the Chao Praya River was shallowed and the mainland thus connected to the island. Phra Samudrachedi was built by King Rama II, when he ordered to build a fortress, to defend the naval enemies, on the both sides of estuary of Chao Praya river. He dies when the construction began just at the platform, so the project continued in the latter reign. However, King Rama III did not finish this work. King Rama IV then changed the style from a stupa in dodecagonal plan to a bell-shaped stupa in circular plan.
Period	Historical Period
Art period	Rattanakosin
Age	19th century AD
Religion	Buddhism
Sect	Theravada
Religion and belief	Theravada

Type of License	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
Rights	Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation	2015-05-26
Record creator	Patsaweesiri Premkulanan
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