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Wat Samanakottharam, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province
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Mr. Engelbert Kaempfer M.D., a German with the Dutch East India Company who come to Ayutthaya in 1690,
has recorded there was a famous temple located on the eastern side of the city. He said that it was a large temple
with an area covering two banks of the canal. The remains on bank coincide with the remnants in Wat Samanakottharam.
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The construction canbe dated to about 14th-15th century A.D. as evidenced by the
bell-shaped stupa and its base deside. Restoration took place around the 17th century A.D.
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