Wat Chom Chuan

Wat Chom Chuan, also known as Wat Chom Chuen, is a historic Buddhist temple located within the Si Satchanalai Historical Park in Si Satchanalai District, Sukhothai Province, Thailand. Part of the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Sukhothai Historical Parks, it features a prominent bell-shaped chedi, ruined vihara and laterite walls. Built during the Sukhothai period, it reflects classic Sukhothai architecture and offers insight into the region's religious and urban history.

Visitors can expect a tranquil archaeological site within the Si Satchanalai Historical Park, set among trees and open grounds near the Yom River. The complex includes a large bell-shaped chedi on a square base, remains of a vihara with laterite columns, boundary walls and scattered Buddha image fragments. Paths are unpaved and the area is explored on foot or by bicycle, with interpretive signs and views of surrounding historic ruins.

Built during the Sukhothai period (13th-15th century), Wat Chom Chuan was part of the ancient town of Si Satchanalai, a twin and administrative centre of the Sukhothai Kingdom. Its bell-shaped chedi, vihara and laterite construction exemplify classic Sukhothai architecture. Together with Sukhothai and Kamphaeng Phet Historical Parks, it was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991 as the Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns.

A Theravada Buddhist temple ruin that represents the religious art and architecture of the Sukhothai Kingdom. As part of the Si Satchanalai Historical Park, it contributes to the cultural landscape preserving northern Thailand's Buddhist heritage and is valued for education, archaeology and cultural tourism.