Wat Wang
is in Tambon Lam Pam, 6 kilometers from the city on Highway No. 4047 (on the same route as Khao
Ok Thalu). This is an important historical site of the province. It was built by Phraya Phatthalung
(Thongkhao) in the reign of King Rama III and was once the place where government officials performed
allegiance pledges in the early Rattanakosin period. Inside the convocation hall are murals of dusted
paint in the time of King Rama IV about the biography of Lord Buddha and about angels. The main
plaster Buddha image is from the same period. A total of 108 images line the balcony around the building.
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