Wat Samphao Lom วัดสำเภาล่ม - Wat Tham Mai - Ayutthaya Thailand

Wat Samphao Lom วัดสำเภาล่ม

Wat Samphao Lom or the Monastery of the Capsized Junk is still in use by the Buddhist clergy. The temple is located off Ayutthaya's city island in the southern area.

The large ordination hall or ubosot has been completely renovated, hence its new name
Wat Tham Mai, the newly made monastery. Only the inner walls are the last remaining part of the old monastery. The interior of the renovated ubosot is very beautiful decorated with 3D murals.

Historical data about the monastery and its construction is not known, like most things in Ayutthaya, after all of the records were destroyed from the war.

The monastery bears the name of Samphao Lom Village. Ban Samphao Lom was situated near the Chao Phraya River in present Samphao Lom Sub-district.

An old record of the temple is this; "Between the modern and the ancient capital, Bangkok and Ayutthaya , is a village called the “Sunken Ship,” the houses being erected round a mast which towers above the surface at low water."

The only real thing to see at this temple is the restored ordination hall. The hall itself is gigantic and well worth a stop. The restoration was very well done and it’s one of the hidden gems for anyone that likes historic Ayutthaya style temples.

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