Wat Chetuphon
วัดเชตุพน
A representative temple of the South Zone. Its four-sided shrine preserves large stucco Buddhas in walking, standing, seated, and reclining poses, a classic example of the Sukhothai walking Buddha.
Wat Chetuphon lies about 1.5 km south of the old city center. In the square central shrine, each of the four sides has a giant stucco Buddha image depicting the walking, standing, seated, and reclining postures. The walking Buddha is the most iconic figure of Sukhothai art, and the western image is relatively intact. The shrine walls are built of large slabs of schist in a distinctive form. Included in the South Zone ticket; about 10 minutes by bicycle from the south gate of the Central Zone.
Opening hours
06:30–18:00
Nearby sights
- Wat Si Sawai
- Wat Traphang Thong
- Wat Mahathat, Sukhothai
- Wat Traphang Ngoen
- Ramkhamhaeng National Museum
- Sukhothai Old City Night Market
- King Ramkhamhaeng Monument
- Wat Sa Si