The Hall of Wat Nimit, Trat

The hall of Wat Nimit, the whole wooden structure, is roofed with ceramic tiles and dates to the late Ayutthaya period. According to the chronicle of Ayutthaya, in 1767 A.D., when King Taksin of Thon Buri or, at that time, Phraya Wachiraprakan, realized that Ayutthaya would fall to the be sieg ing forces because the king of Ayutthaya was weak and lacked courageous defending soldiers, he escaped from the capital with a band of soldiers and headed for the eastern coast. He and his army marched along the eastern seaboard re cruit ing brave men to liberate Ayutthaya.

Phraya Wachiraprakan occupied Chanthaburi City and set up a military headquarters to in crease the number of his force. Then, he sent an expedition to en cir cle Trat Province and put pres sure on the townspeople to join his force. During that time, he spent much of his time staying at the hall of Wat Nimit which was, in time of peace, the teaching hall or Sala Kan Parian.

Muang Boran brought the hall from the temple and re-erected the building as an his tor i cal memorial.

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