Wat Oi

Wat Oi is situated on the west bank of the Noi River in Sanchao Rongthong in Mueang Wiset Chai Chan district of Ang Thong Province. The temple is assumed to have been constructed in the Ayutthaya period. The ubosot is a huge building consisting of six chambers made of brick and plaster in ancient design. The roofs were made of wood and covered with fire-clay tiles, as beautiful as the ubosot of Wat Racha Burana in Ayutthaya. Special features of the ubosot are the pillars of the gallery in eight directions. The principal Buddha image, called Luang Phor Dam, is made of an alloy of brass and tin. Wat Oi was used as a venue to hold the ceremony of taking the oath of allegiance to the king in the Ayutthaya period. In the precincts of Wat Oi, the Children Creation Foundation has provided accommodation for problem children: straying, drug addicted, or illegally behaved. The accommodation is called Ban Dek Klai Wat with the purpose of helping problem children to live a better life.  

Ayutthaya Historical Research