Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
Ayutthaya
Ban Pom

Wat Chaiwatthanaram

Wat Chaiwatthanaram is a Buddhist temple in the city of , , on the west bank of the , outside Ayutthaya island. It is one of Ayutthaya's best known temples and a major tourist attraction.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Buddhist temple in Ayutthaya Historical Park, Thailand
  • Also known as: “Wat Chai Wattanaram” and “Wat Chai Watthanaram”
  • Address: Ban Pom, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Historic City of Ayutthaya and Wat Lotchong.

Protected area
Photo: Mozhar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ayutthaya Historical Park covers the ruins of the old city of Ayutthaya, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province, Thailand. The city of Ayutthaya was founded by King Ramathibodi I in 1351, though it is likely to be significantly older, based on evidence showing that the area was already populated during the Mon Dvaravati period. is situated 2 km northeast of Wat Chaiwatthanaram.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Vano111ru, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 480 metres north of Wat Chaiwatthanaram.

Photo: CKasa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 800 metres east of Wat Chaiwatthanaram.

Wat Chaiwatthanaram

Latitude
14.343° or 14° 20′ 35″ north
Longitude
100.54182° or 100° 32′ 31″ east
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
7P628GVR+6P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 40152529
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
11592384
Wiki­data ID
Q2063779
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Wat Chaiwatthanaram” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “柴瓦塔那兰寺”
  • Chinese: “柴瓦塔那蘭寺”
  • Chinese: “貴妃寺”
  • Danish: “Wat Chaiwatthanaram”
  • Dutch: “Wat Chai Watthanaram”
  • French: “Wat Chai Watthanaram”
  • German: “Wat Chai Watthanaram”
  • Hungarian: “Vat Csaivatthanaram”
  • Italian: “Wat Chaiwatthanaram”
  • Japanese: “ワット・チャイワタナラーム”
  • Japanese: “ワット・チャイワッタナーラーム”
  • Khmer: “វត្ត​ ជ័យ​វឌ្ឍនារាម”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Wat Chaiwatthanaram”
  • Polish: “Wat Chai Watthanaram”
  • Portuguese: “Wat Chaiwatthanaram”
  • Russian: “Ват Чайваттханарам”
  • Russian: “Ват-Чайватханарам”
  • Russian: “Чайваттханарам”
  • Spanish: “Wat Chaiwatthanaram”
  • Swedish: “Wat Chai Watthanaram”
  • Swedish: “Wat Chaiwatthanaram”
  • Tamil: “வாட் சாய்வத்தாநரம்”
  • Thai: “วัดชัยวัฒนาราม”
  • Thai: “วัดไชยวัฒนาราม”
  • Vietnamese: “Wat Chaiwatthanaram”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Wat Chaiwatthanaram”. Photo: Average trinmo, CC BY-SA 4.0.