History - Phra Vihan Luang in Wat Phra Si San Phet
Phra Vihan Luang is the Vihara building located in Wat Phra Si San Phet temple. The building was built in 1499 by King Rama Thibodi II, King No. 10 of Ayutthaya Kingdom. A year later, the king built an enormous image of standing Buddha inside the vihara. The image was 16 meters high; the face itself is 2 meters long and 1.5 meters wide. A total of 171.6 kilos of gold was used to cover the image. It was given the name “Phra Si San Phet”. When the enemy overran Ayutthaya in A.D. 1767, the temple was burnt down and the gold was removed from the standing Buddha image. King Rama I of Bangkok had the remains of the image moved to Bangkok and put inside the Phra Si San Phet Chedi in Wat Phra Chetuphon, Bangkok.
The architectural aspect of the building reveals Ayutthaya of Thai Classical style. The vihara is a brick and mortar rectangular building. There are round columns with lotus bud capitals, only 2 complete columns left over. The vihara is covered with three layers of roofs that have a corbelled shape.
Phra Vihan Luang was renovated two times, firstly in the reign of King Prasat Thong and secondly in the reign of King Boroma Gote.
The architectural aspect of the building reveals Ayutthaya of Thai Classical style. The vihara is a brick and mortar rectangular building. There are round columns with lotus bud capitals, only 2 complete columns left over. The vihara is covered with three layers of roofs that have a corbelled shape.
Phra Vihan Luang was renovated two times, firstly in the reign of King Prasat Thong and secondly in the reign of King Boroma Gote.
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