2009 Photograph, Wat Yannawa Boat Wihan, Yannawa, Sathon, Bangkok, Thailand, © 2020.
ภาพถ่าย ๒๕๕๒ วัดยานนาวา เภาวิหาร ยานนาวา เขตสาทร กรุงเทพฯ ประเทศไทย
This is the boat-shaped Wihan
of the temple with the Phra Ubosot in the background.
This structure was built by King Rama III so that the people would be able
to remember the old wooden junks that brought so much prosperity to the Thai
Kingdom. The wooden ships were being replaced by modern steam ships at
that time. The "ship" is made of concrete and has two chedi where the
masts would ordinarily be located and the alter is the stern wheelhouse.
Wat Yannawa was very popular with the many Chinese residents of this part of
Bangkok. |
