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ArchitectureChedi Si Suriyothai
Chedi Si Suriyothai is an indented or recessed chedi. It was built with brick and covered with plaster. The chedi faces northward and stands on an indented (or recessed) ambulatory platform. The chedi's base is decorated with lines of sharp-edge moulding (lookkaew okkai) which supports the cella with can be accessed through the north staircase. There are porticoes projecting from the middle of all four sides of the cella. On these porticoes were topped with a miniature chedi. The next section is triple bases decorated with lines of sharp-edge moulding supporting the 12-angle indented (recessed) bell-shaped dome, a square pedestal, a shaft of the conical shape spire with a row of small columns, multi-tiered moulding cone-shaped spire and a top-most spire.
ArchitectureChedi Phukhao Thong
Chedi Phukhao Thong is a monumental architecture. It comprises a pyramidal ambulatory platform with a staircase projecting from the middle of all four sides and a 12-angle indented (recessed) body. The upper part of the chedi, which now tilted slightly, is composed of Buddha niches on four sides, triple rings moulding, anindented bell-shaped dome and a spire.
ArchitectureWat Chaiwatthanaram
Wat Chaiwatthanaram in its current condition features only the Phuttawat. Most buildings of the Phuttawat stand on the massive Phai Thi base. Significant buildings are the main prang with lesser prangs at the four corners, these are surrounded by the gallery; chedi-shaped chapels at the four sides and four corners; the ubosot on the front or eastern side and two indented/recessed chedis to the north and the south which were built on the ground level.
ArchitectureUbosot Wat Na Phramen
This ubosot was built with brick and covered with plaster. It is oriented toward the south facing the original course of the Lopburi River. It was erected on a rectangular floor plan with verandas at the front and the back. There are two entrances at the front wall with one large window, also two entrances at the back wall and vertical narrow outlets on the side walls. The superstructure is a three-tiered pediment roof of a wooden structure and tiles. The front part of the roof deeply protrudes to cover the front veranda. The roof also projects into the space of its either sides which are supported by a row of the Phalai pilasters.
