King
Rama I founded the temple at the central area of the city
at that time, and built the Sizable Wiharn at the Wiharn of
Wat Phanan Choeng in Ayutthaya. Then the Sukhothai style bronze
buddha image, brought from Wat Mahathat in Sukhothai, was
installed inside The wiharn. The image was called Phra Toh
or Phra Yai means big buddha image. The wiharn (Main Hall)
was completed in the reign of
King
Rama III. Then the ubosot (Ordination Hall) was built along
with principal buddha image. The temple was then named Wat
Suthat Thepwararam. Later, King Rama IV named the principal
image inside The wiharn Phra Phuttha Srisakayamuni and the
principal image inside the ubosot Phra Phuttha Trilokachet.
Sao
Chingcha (Giant Swing) The
Giant Swing was built on April 8, 1784 from the command of
King Rama I, advised by naliwan brahmin from Sukhothai city
called Phra Khru Sitthichai (Kratai). It was the place to
hold Triyampawai Swing ceremony. The brahmin's new year ceremony
to welcome shiva who was said to visit the earth for 10 days
during December and January.
The
Giant Swing is made of round teak trunk having 2.15 metres
height and about 10.5 metres of diameter. The Swing ceremony
had been continuously held for several decades until 1933
in the reign of King Rama VII that it was abrogated from the
royal ceremonies, because of the country's unstable economic
situation. The Giant Swing however has already been registered
by the fine arts department as a national monument.
King
Rama I founded the temple at the central area of the city
at that time, and built the Sizable Wiharn at the Wiharn of
Wat Phanan Choeng in Ayutthaya. Then the Sukhothai style bronze
buddha image, brought from Wat Mahathat in Sukhothai, was
installed inside The wiharn. The image was called Phra Toh
or Phra Yai means big buddha image. The wiharn (Main Hall)
was completed in the reign of 
