The province of Phitsanulok is situated on the banks of the Nan River in the lower northern part of Thailand. The province is located about 377 kilometers from Bangkok. The entire province consists mainly of lowlands, with mountains to the east, are home to lush national parks and waterfalls.
Phitsanulok was a major towns during the reign of the Khmer and earned a lot of prosperity during the Sukhothai and Ayutthaya periods. Between 1463 and1487, used Borom Trailokanat King of Ayutthaya, to live permanently in the province, making it a royal capital.
Phitsanulok Today is a major tourist attraction that draws people not only from Thailand but also from around the world. The people to see are the many attractions such as Wat Phra Si Mahathat.
The locals call Wat Phra Mahathat Wat Yai and it is located on the east bank of the Nan River within the boundaries of Phitsanulok city, the provincial capital.It is believed that the Viharn of the temple is one of the finest and most elegant statues of Buddha in Thailand. The bronze Buddha image in the Sukhothai style of architecture made. It is officially known as Phra Phutthachinarat. Because of its size, many foreign and domestic visitors to the temple every day come to admire and to pay in relation to the image. Every year in late January, a festival is held in honor in the temple of Phra Phutthachinarat.
Anotherattractive aspect of the temple is the great pearl inlaid doors, the entrance to the Viharn. It is believed that the doors were manufactured in the late Ayutthaya period around 1756th The temple is also a different picture than Phra Attharot, is known to a standing 8-meter high image of Buddha. Originally, the Pra was Phutthachinarat was housed in a large Viharn, but the roof is no longer there. So, the bronze statue is now in the open air surrounded by the great pillars of the collapsed Viharn.
