Sukhothai - West of the City Walls

The Wat Phra Bat Noi is also interesting ("wat to Buddha's footprint") with its unusual chedi (mixture of Thai and Khmer styles). The central part resting on a square basis has a niche on each side which is occupied by a smaller Buddha figure. The lower part of the apex has vertical ribbing, which like the niches, is decorated with predominantly Hindu motifs. The footprint from the wiharn is in the Ramkhamhaeng Museum.

The Ho Thewalai stands on a platform which is reached by a staircase; eight columns of this Hindu temple can still be seen.

The pedestal of the chedi in the Wat Chang Rob is supported by 24 elephants. In the foreground - apart from some rubble - the laterite columns of a former wiharn still stand.

The bell-shaped chedi of the Wat Chedi Ngam rests on a richly decorated foundation. The base of the bell is decorated with a lotus frieze, on each side of the central part is a niche for a Buddha figure. About one meter below in front of the chedi are the laterite columns of the wiharn and four small stone chapels.

In the Sukhothai period the Wat Pa Mamuang was a religious center. Inscriptions in Pali, Khmer and Thai (today in the National Museum in Bangkok) provide information about its history. The base of the mondhop, the pedestals of several smaller chedis and the ruins of the bot can still be seen. Also from the Wat Tuk remains of the mondhop, wiharn and some chedis have been preserved.

At the foot of the hill is the Wat Tham Hip. The chedi and wiharn, of which remains can be seen, are on different levels.