[2025 Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Attraction] Travel Guide for Wihan Phra Mongkhon Bophit (Updated Mar)

🏛Phra Mongkhon Bophit Temple is located in Pratu Chai Subdistrict, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, south of Wat Phra Si Sanphet. 🎯Highlights: There is a large Phra Mongkhon Bophit, a beautiful bronze Buddha statue in the Mara-Vijaya posture, with a lap width of 9.55 meters and a height of 12.45 meters. It is an ancient temple from the Ayutthaya period. It is considered one of the largest Buddha statues in the country. If anyone has the chance to pass this way, it is worth stopping by to visit. #beautiful temple

Wihan Phra Mongkhon Bophit is the place where Phra Mongkhon Bophit, an ancient Buddha image, is believed to have been built since the early Ayutthaya period during the reign of King Borommatrailokanat, or about 500 years ago. The Buddha image has been restored many times, both by moving its location, both originally as a pavilion and later converted into a temple, until it was severely damaged during the fall of Ayutthaya for the second time, becoming an open-air religious site that was quite dilapidated until it was well restored in 1956 to its current state. Wihan Phra Mongkhon Bophit Located next to Wat Phra Si Sanphet in the island of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya. You can visit it every day from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Or during special festivals, it will be open until late at night. #travel #thailand #templetour #ancientsite #thaitemple #ayutthayatemple #ayutthaya #worldheritage #Ayutthaya #Paitiewta #เที่ยวแท่ะ

Wat(temple) Mongkon Bophit , an old temple in the Ayutthaya era. The temple in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Provinces, shortly called Ayutthaya. Travelers can takes 1 hours and 30 minutes from Bangkok with train it’s cost around 4 - 6 $ . From Ayutthaya train stations there are bikes and motorcycles for rent and also Ayutthaya signature taxi that’s call “tuk tuk” to go around the city of Ayutthaya. please note : Thailand’s inter city train may be delayed for some routes , listen carefully when information staff announced they speak Thai and follow by English with 2 times repeating. For more information please check the official state railways of Thailand’s website. #celebratewithtrip

#traveldiaries #outdooractivities Wihan Phra Mongkhon Bophit is a temple in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thailand. Wihan Phra Mongkhon Bophit houses one of the largest bronze Buddha images in Thailand. The statue, which is seated in the meditation posture, measures approximately 41 feet in height and 31 feet in width across the lap. The architecture of the hall reflects a mix of traditional Thai and European styles. Address: 9H34+GV8 Naresuan Rd, Pratu Chai Sub-district, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya 13000, Thailand

Phra Mongkhon Bophit Temple, Ayutthaya Province 🙏This is an old temple within the city walls that has been well restored. Inside the temple is Phra Mongkhon Bophit, a bronze Buddha statue in the Mara-Vijaya posture, 9.55 meters wide and 12.45 meters high. It is considered one of the largest Buddha statues in Thailand. It was damaged since the second fall of Ayutthaya, but has been restored with bronze and covered with gold today. 🙏There is no clear evidence of when it was built. During the reign of King Sua, a thunderbolt fell on the top of the Phra Mongkhon Bophit pavilion, causing a fire, damaging the upper part of Phra Mongkhon Bophit. Therefore, His Majesty ordered its renovation. Later, during the reign of King Borommakot, during the second fall of Ayutthaya, Phra Mongkhon Bophit Temple was burned by the enemy. The crown and right arm of Phra Mongkhon Bophit were broken. King Rama V ordered its renovation. 📍 Tambon Pratu Chai, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya District Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province ⏰ 08.30-16.30 hrs. #VisitAyutthaya #PhraMongkhonBopit Temple #OldAyutthayaTemple #BigBuddha #WorshipAyutthaya

Phra Mongkhon Bophit is a large Buddha statue cast from bronze, the only one in Thailand. It is lacquered and gilded with a brick core and the outer surface is covered with bronze, made into sections welded together. It is 12.54 meters high and 4 wa wide. It is assumed to have been built during the reign of King Chairacha around 2081. It was originally enshrined outdoors. Later, during the reign of King Songtham, he ordered it to be moved to the southwest of Wat Phra Si Sanphet. #VisitAyutthaya #MakeMeritAndWorshipTheBuddha #WatMongkhonBophit