Wat Ratchaburana was founded in 1424 by
King Borommarachathirat II of the Ayutthaya
Kingdom and built on the cremation site of
his two elder brothers. The two brothers had
fought to their deaths in a duel for the royal
succession to their father. The Principle Prang located in Wat Ratch-
aburana, which is the most valuable Prang
that was built for the specific purpose of
keeping the treasure and dedication. More than 100,000 votive Buddhist tablets
were found, as well as gold jewelry with a
combined weight of more than 100 kilo-
grams. The vaults inside the main prang also dis-
played Buddha paintings, depicting the previ-
ous lives of the Buddha.
Isometric Drawing of Principle Prang.
Isometric Drawing of Section cut of Principle Prang with treasures inside.
In 1957 there were a group of thiefs stole
some treasure inside, later they were arrested
and there are some mystery consequence
happen to them. Then Silpakorn department took out all the
treasure into Chao Samphaya museum for the
safety and exhibition to the visitors.
All the treasure were found in the treasure room, which compose of 3 different layers inside. The
first room contain the most valuable treasure.
Treasure was categorize into Buddha statue and Votive tablet, Regalia, Royal articles of use, Robes
and Jewelry, and Dedicated and Tribute and Engrave.
Principle Prang rendering testing with artificial light
Principle Prang rendering testing with natural light (Overlapping)
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