| WAT TALAPAT (วัดตาลปัตร) |
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| Wat Talapat or the Monastery of the Monk's Fan is a defunct temple situated on Ayutthaya's city island in the Historical Park in present Pratu Chai Sub-district. The monastery is mentioned on a map drafted in the mid-19th century. Wat Talapat was situated between Wat Chatthan and Wat Maha That more or less lined-up between both temples along Khlong Pratu Khao Pluak. Wat Phong was situated close by on the south west. The map indicates the presence of a chedi. Phraya Boran Rachathanin's map (PBR) shows no monastic structure in the area between the two canals being Khlong Pratu Khao Pluak and Lam Khu Pak Sra; and between Wat Maha That and Fire Street, the brick road running from Wat Phra Ram towards Chikun Rd. As PBR's map shows no traces of this temple, Wat Talapat could have been swallowed by Bueng Phra Ram (the swampy lake) already in the 19th century. But there could be another possibility; in studying some maps (see Wat Phong) this author believes that what is called today the restored ruin of Wat Phong, was in fact the ruin of Wat Talapat. Comparing these maps with the situation of Bueng Phra Ram today, we can only conclude that the whole area has been altered over time. The ruin of Wat Talapat is located in geographical coordinates 14° 21' 18.59" N, 100° 33' 59.10" E. |
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| Text & maps by Tricky Vandenberg - January 2011 Updated May 2012, August 2015 |
| (Detail of a 19th century map - map is orientated S-N) |