Wat Yan Sen

Wat Yan Sen is an active temple located on the city island in the Tha Wasukri Sub-district. The monastery can be reached via U-Thong Road and is part of the Ayutthaya Historical Park.

The monastery faced the Lam Khu Pak Sra (Lit. the ditch to the pond's mouth). This small watercourse diverted water from the old Lopburi River (a stretch called today Khlong Mueang) through the Maha Thera Mai Sae tunnel gate in the city wall and the Bueng Phra Ram area. The water ran through earthenware pipes under the Elephant Road, passed Wat Yan Sen and Wat Chum Saeng, and then ran under the Palace Road to continue further south to join the Pratu Thep Mi Canal. Wat Yan Sen mirrored Wat Suwan Chedi on the opposite side of the canal.

Wat Yan Sen is situated south of the Lopburi River, east of Wat Thammikarat, west of Wat Suwan Chedi and north of Wat Chum Saeng.

Ayutthaya Historical Research