Wat Sorasak, Sukhothai

Wat Sorasak
Wat Sorasak

North of the east-west highway that now runs through the old city is Wat Sorasak. The temple was probably built early in the fifteenth century, and is notable for the elephants that line the base of the chedi. This is a motif that is repeated often around Sukhothai and Si Satchanalai temples, and shows the influence of Sri Lankan religeous architecture.