Wat Ko Kaeo Suttharam
วัดเกาะแก้วสุทธาราม
A late Ayutthaya-period temple on the Phetchaburi River, whose ordination hall murals are dated 1734 and depict Western missionaries.
Wat Ko Kaeo Suttharam, locally known as Wat Ko, stands on the east bank of the Phetchaburi River. Its ordination hall preserves murals from 1734, the late Ayutthaya period, depicting the life of the Buddha and the cosmology of the Three Worlds. The images of European missionaries and foreign merchants are exceptionally rare, and the murals are considered among the most important Ayutthaya-era murals in Thailand. The temple also has a teak preaching hall. The ordination hall is usually locked, but you can ask a monk to open it. Admission is free. Remove your shoes before entering the hall. It is a short distance from the other temples in the old town.
Opening hours
Daytime (monks must open the ordination hall)
Nearby sights
- Phra Ram Ratchaniwet (Ban Puen Palace)
- Wat Khao Bandai It
- Wat Mahathat Worawihan, Phetchaburi
- Phra Nakhon Khiri Historical Park (Khao Wang)
- Wat Maha Samanaram
- Wat Kamphaeng Laeng
- Wat Yai Suwannaram
- Tham Khao Luang