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Wat
Kuti
Bang
Khem,
an
ancient
temple
from
the
late
Ayutthaya
period.
or
the
early
Rattanakosin
period
which
was
destroyed
by
the
Burmese
army
People
moved
some
ancient
objects
to
build
a
new
temple.
It
is
this
kuti
temple.
Established
as
a
temple
in
1832,
construction
of
a
carved
teak
chapel
was
built.
Carved
by
Mr.
Ra-yom,
a
Phetchaburi
craftsman.
By
bringing
teak
from
Nakhon
Sawan
Province
down
the
river.
It
was
built
during
the
reign
of
Phrakru
Kasem
Suttakun
(Chum)
as
the
abbot.
Completed
in
1930.
The
chapel
is
a
7-room
wooden
building
with
a
concrete
base.
The
wooden
cover
is
made
into
panels,
one
panel
per
room.
Each
panel
is
carved
with
a
picture
of
the
Jataka
story.
Maha
Vessantara
Jataka
and
Sai
Yu,
a
total
of
21
panels,
gable
built
as
a
balcony.
The
front
gable
design
is
carved
in
the
shape
of
the
Phra
Maha
Mongkut
currency.
During
the
reign
of
King
Rama
VI
The
back
side
is
a
picture
of
money
from
the
reign
of
King
Chulalongkorn.
The
roof
structure
has
a
porch
at
the
front
and
one
floor
at
the
back.
On
the
sides
there
is
a
2-story
roof
with
sloping
wings.
The
Lamyong
ware
is
carved
wood
and
lacquered
and
gilded.
Decorated
with
wide
and
low
winged
glass
wings.
There
is
a
carved
pattern
for
sun
protection.
There
are
32
octagonal
pillars
supporting
the
eaves.
The
porch
pillars
are
28
square
pillars,
for
a
total
of
60
pillars.
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