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Chainat Muni National Museum ]
This is located within the precincts of Wat Phra
Borommathat. The museum puts on display several kinds of artifacts
discovered within Chainat province including Buddha images of different
gestures, Thai and Chinese ceramics, as well as various types of votive
tablets with an expectation that the museum will eventually become the
votive tablet centre with most tablets in the country.
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Wat Mahathat ]
20 kms. from the Chainat township, is an old
monastery of Praek town of Muang San, Amphoe Sanka Buri. King Rama V
visited this temple and recorded that there were interesting places of
historic importance, together with Phra Prang Kleebmafeung which looks
Kleebmafeung, the petal of a star apple, standing on the rectangular
base. It is art from the Lop Buri Period.
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Khunsan Statue ]
"Hero of Noi River Basin" was one of
the Bangrajan folk leaders who fought against the Burmese. It is taken
for granted that he is a Sanburi resident. His statue
is 2.50 meters high, standing stately in front of Amphoe Sankhaburi's
office.
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Wat Pak Khlong Makham Tao
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an old monastery 25 kms, from Chainat township, is
situated at the mouth of the Makham Tao Canal of Mae Nam Tajin, branched
off the Chao Phraya River at Amphoe Wat Sing. The scenery in the
compound is beautiful, lush and shady. The most important part of the
temple is the mural paintings of Somdet Phra Borom Thur Khrom Luang
Chumporn Khet Udomsak. They tell the story of the Lord Buddha.
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Wat Thammamun Worawihan ]
This monastery, located at the foot hill area of
Thammamun Hill on the bank of the Chao Phraya River, Amphoe Muang
Chainat, is 8 kms. from the township. It has been established since the
Ayutthaya period. The main attraction is a standing Buddha in the
attitude of peace named "Luang Pho
Thammachak" which is highly respected
by the people.
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Wat Phra Borammathat Worawihan
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This monastery is accessible through the road
branching off from the Chao Phraya Dam on the right to Amphoe Sankha
Buri, by following the old road one can see it on the right hand side.
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