Wat Tha It (วัดท่าอิฐ)

Thai. Name of a Buddhist temple in Angthong with a stunning golden pagoda known as Phra That Chedi Sri Phoht Thong (พระธาตุเจดีย์ศรีโพธิ์ทอง), also transliterated Phra That Chedi Sri Phote/Photi Thong, which can be accessed and from the top floor offers a panoramic view of the area. The temple is named after its location in Ban Tha It (บ้านท่าอิฐ), and was built in 1761 in an area where originally there was a kiln used to make the bricks that were used for the construction of the nearby Wat Khun Inthapramoon (fig.), with its giant Buddha image (fig.). Whereas  ban (บ้าน) means ‘house’, it (อิฐ) means ‘brick’ and tha (ท่า) translates as ‘wharf’. Hence the name refers to the fact that this place was once the wharf from where the bricks were carried to the construction site. The principal Buddha image in the ubosot is called Luang Pho Phet (หลวงพ่อเพ็ชร), and that in the wihaan, called Wihaan Maha Ut (วิหารมหาอุต), is known as Luang Pho Khao (หลวงพ่อขาว) and dates from the Ayutthaya Period. See EXPLORER'S MAP. 回