Wat Traphang Ngoen, Sukhothai

Wat Traphang Ngoen
Wat Traphang Ngoen

More or less due west of Wat Mahathat is Wat Traphang Ngoen, which means 'temple of the silver pond.' The "silver pond" is the large reservoir that separates Wat Mahathat from Wat Traphang Ngoen.

Wat Traphang Ngoen was built some time in the 14th century and the remains consists of a main stupa, with a slender elegant lotus-bud spire, a main prayer hall, and an ordination hall, which sits on an island in the middle of the silver pond.