| WAT TAKHE (วัดตะเข้) |
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| Wat Takhe or the Monastery of the Crocodile was located on the city island in the western area of Ayutthaya in Pratu Chai Sub-district. The site is only indicated on a mid-19th century map and does not feature on Phraya Boran Rachathanin's (PBR) map drafted in 1926, which shows only an empty space in that area. The monastery was situated on the south bank of a canal longing the Talaeng Kaeng road, also called Thanon Lao. Wat Takhe was situated between Wat Si Racha and Wat Saek. There are no traces anymore visible of the monastery above ground level. Author presumes this area was already cleared of temple ruins prior Phraya Boran Rachathanin's arrival in Ayutthaya. Historical data about the monastery and its construction are unknown. Wat Takhe must have been approximately located in geographical coordinates: 14° 21' 2.17" N, 100° 33' 10.62" E. |
| Text & maps by Tricky Vandenberg - April 2011 Updated August 2015 |
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(Detail of a 19th century map - map is orientated S-N)