Wat Bang Kaja

(You do not have to return to the main road yet. Turn left on the first road immediately beside Wat Nang Kui. This will curve around directly to the next Point of Interest, Wat Bang Kaja.)


Wat Bang Kaja (Monastery of the Kacha Village), spelled also as Kacha or Kaca, had fallen into decay before being repaired and renamed with the title, Wat Mai (New Monastery). It is strategically located on the confluence of the Chao Phraya River and the Pa Sak River, just opposite the Phet Fortress and the old harbor. This was a densely populated Chinese area close to many floating markets. In earlier times, the important Bang Kaja floating market was held in the vicinity. The temple’s highlights include an elaborately decorated open-air sermon hall and a rather large chedi. Traces of the original buildings can be seen behind the sermon hall and further east. The head from an old Buddha images is viewable on the eastern side of the sermon hall.

Ayutthaya Historical Research