Wat Khung Taphao

The Wat Khung Taphao ( Thai วัด คุ้ง ตะเภา ) is a Buddhist temple ( Wat ) in Uttaradit, Uttaradit province, in northern Thailand.

Wat Khung Taphao located in the commune ( tambon) Khung Taphao, originally on the banks of Maenam Nan ( Nan River ).

Architectural History

Today Wat Khung Taphao was founded during the brief Thonburi era, although previously a temple of unknown origin called Wat Khung Samphao ( วัด คุ้ง สำเภา ) was present, which probably came from the time of the Kingdom of Ayutthaya. After a flood of ubosot 1929 was rebuilt.

Later the course of Nan changed slightly so that the temple is about 700 meters from the river bank today.