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King Narai. The little white building north of this gate that resembles the old fortifications
sorts with a cool diorama and even cooler sculpted mural creatively depicting the famous
battle.
BUDDHIST TEMPLE
Wat Salaloi
(Soi 1, Th Thaosura; dawn-dusk)
The city's most interesting temple was supposedly
founded by Thao Suranari and her husband in 1827. Half of her ashes are interred in a
small stupa (the other half is at her monument), so there are also singing troupes on hire to
perform for her spirit here. A small statue of the heroine sits praying in the pond in front
of the temple's award-winning
bòht
(chapel).
Built in 1967, it resembles a Chinese junk and holds a large gleaming white Buddha
image in 'calming the ocean' pose. It, and other buildings, are decorated with Dan Kwian
pottery. Elsewhere around the grounds are a variety of spirit shrines that have nothing to
do with Buddhism.
Wat Phayap
BUDDHIST TEMPLE
(Th Polsaen; dawn-dusk)
When the abbot of Wat Phayap learned that blasting for a
quarry in Saraburi Province was destroying a beautiful cave, he rescued pieces of it and
plastered the stalactites, stalagmites and other incredible rocks all over a room below his
residence, creating a shrine like no other.
Wat Phra Narai Maharat
BUDDHIST TEMPLE
(Th Chomphon; dawn-dusk)
This large temple is of interest because of three holy Kh-
mer sandstone sculptures that were unearthed here, of which Phra Narai (Vishnu) is the
holiest. To see them, follow the signs with red arrows back to the special
Naranya Temple
island and there are some enormous monitor lizards living in the pond.
MUSEUM
Maha Viravong National Museum
