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  "slug": "wat-bang-khun-thian-nok",
  "url": "https://landometer.com/v3/citywiki/wat-bang-khun-thian-nok?lang=en",
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  "language": "en",
  "updatedAt": "2026-08-25T16:45:18.297628+07:00",
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  "pendingBeforeIndexing": [
    "Passed the two-step human review (geography and evidence, then page quality)."
  ],
  "place": {
    "nameEn": "Wat Bang Khun Thian Nok",
    "nameTh": "วัดบางขุนเทียนนอก",
    "province": "Bangkok",
    "country": "Thailand",
    "geoNote": "In Chom Thong Subdistrict (แขวงจอมทอง), Chom Thong District (เขตจอมทอง), reached from Rama II Soi 28 (ซอยพระรามที่ 2 ซอย 28).",
    "pronunciation": "wat bang khun thian nok"
  },
  "quickAnswer": "The temple is worth approaching as an art-history visit, not as a guaranteed gallery stop. Its defining feature is the painted window panels in the ubosot, often called the “twelve-language” paintings, though researcher Phanupong Chongchua identified 22 peoples and left one figure unidentified. Wat Bang Khun Thian Klang (วัดบางขุนเทียนกลาง) is a separate temple directly beside it and also belongs in the visit. Confirm entry, ceremonies and permission to view or photograph the panels before travelling.",
  "truthStatement": "Wat Bang Khun Thian Nok (วัดบางขุนเทียนนอก) holds window-panel paintings that a 2006 study interpreted as paired figures from multiple peoples, while leaving their present condition unknown.",
  "boundary": {
    "headline": "What Wat Bang Khun Thian Nok means here",
    "definitionNote": "Wat Bang Khun Thian Nok means the Buddhist temple and its permitted grounds. It does not mean Wat Bang Khun Thian Klang, which is a distinct neighboring temple, or Wat Bang Khun Thian Nok School, which shares the temple’s Thai name. The surrounding statistical boundary is an approximate locality area rather than the legal extent of the temple."
  },
  "fit": {
    "summary": "Good for readers who enjoy temple art, close reading and history that keeps uncertainty visible.",
    "roles": [
      "Temple-art readers",
      "Careful photographers",
      "History students"
    ]
  },
  "misfit": {
    "summary": "Less ideal when the visit depends on guaranteed interior access or a settled historical account.",
    "roles": [
      "Visitors needing fixed hours",
      "Anyone needing step-free certainty",
      "Travellers seeking a firm foundation date"
    ]
  },
  "practical": {
    "estimatedBudget": "Varies",
    "recommendedDuration": "A short visit after checking access"
  },
  "bestTime": [],
  "route": {
    "intro": "Treat the two temples as choices rather than a guaranteed walk through open interiors. On August 24, 2026, Moovit showed seven bus services near Wat Bang Khun Thian Nok and placed the Bank of Ayudhya Chom Thong stop (ธนาคารกรุงศรีอยุธยา จอมทอง) about a seven-minute walk away. Check live directions because routes, stops and walking access can change.",
    "stops": [
      {
        "name": "Wat Bang Khun Thian Nok (วัดบางขุนเทียนนอก)",
        "role": "Main destination",
        "headline": "Read the paintings before trying to classify them"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wat Bang Khun Thian Klang (วัดบางขุนเทียนกลาง)",
        "role": "Neighboring temple",
        "headline": "A separate temple beside Wat Nok"
      }
    ]
  },
  "faqs": [
    {
      "a": "Access is unknown. Check with the temple before travelling and ask again on arrival, because worship, ceremonies or conservation may take priority.",
      "q": "Can I enter the ubosot to see the paintings?"
    },
    {
      "a": "The familiar title says “twelve languages,” but Phanupong Chongchua’s 2006 interpretation identified 22 peoples and left one figure unidentified. That count belongs to the study, not to present-day identities.",
      "q": "Are there twelve peoples in the paintings?"
    },
    {
      "a": "Their present condition is unknown. The deterioration described by the thesis was observed during research published in 2006.",
      "q": "Are the paintings still deteriorated?"
    },
    {
      "a": "The sources do not agree at the same confidence level. A clerical directory gives 1703, while the academic study says the history is unclear and proposes a possible late-Ayutthaya origin from architectural evidence.",
      "q": "When was Wat Bang Khun Thian Nok founded?"
    },
    {
      "a": "No. Wat Bang Khun Thian Klang is a separate neighboring temple. Sources describe the two as sitting beside one another with a ditch between them.",
      "q": "Is Wat Bang Khun Thian Klang the same temple?"
    },
    {
      "a": "On August 24, 2026, Moovit showed seven bus services near the temple and placed the Bank of Ayudhya Chom Thong stop about a seven-minute walk away. Check live directions on the day because routes and stops can change.",
      "q": "How can I reach the temple without a car?"
    }
  ],
  "caveats": [
    "Confirm ubosot entry, ceremonies, photography rules and the paintings’ condition before travelling.",
    "Bus routes and stop information were checked on August 24, 2026 and may change.",
    "The temple’s foundation year is not settled across the sources: the directory gives 1703, while the thesis treats the early chronology as a proposal."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "publisher": "CityMETER",
      "title": "Boundary, Tourism and School datasets",
      "url": null,
      "accessed": "2026-08-24",
      "supports": "The approximate non-legal locality boundary; the two tourism attractions; the distinction between the temple and the school sharing its Thai name."
    },
    {
      "publisher": "CityMETER",
      "title": "Restaurant dataset",
      "url": null,
      "accessed": "2026-08-24",
      "supports": "Forty restaurants in the wider boundary, 39 named-place entries, and the supplied Thai business names. The differing totals come from separate aggregate and point feeds, and neither confirms current operation."
    },
    {
      "publisher": "Silpakorn University",
      "title": "Painted figures of 12 nationalities on the window panels in Ubonsoth Wat Bangkhunthien Nok — archive record",
      "url": "https://sure.su.ac.th/xmlui/handle/123456789/1521",
      "accessed": "2026-08-24",
      "supports": "Phanupong Chongchua’s name, the 2006 publication date, research method, paired figures, 22 identified peoples plus one unidentified figure, 2006 condition and the proposed relationship with Wat Pho."
    },
    {
      "publisher": "Silpakorn University",
      "title": "ภาพสิบสองภาษาที่บานหน้าต่างอุโบสถวัดบางขุนเทียนนอก — full thesis",
      "url": "https://sure.su.ac.th/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/1521/Fulltext.pdf?isAllowed=y&sequence=1",
      "accessed": "2026-08-24",
      "supports": "The thesis chapter describing unclear temple history and cautiously proposing a late-Ayutthaya origin with later Rama III-period work."
    },
    {
      "publisher": "Sangkhatikan",
      "title": "Wat Bang Khun Thian Nok directory entry",
      "url": "https://sangkhatikan.com/wat_view.php?ID=%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%81+%28%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A1.%29",
      "accessed": "2026-08-24",
      "supports": "Temple identity, Chom Thong Subdistrict and District location, Mahā Nikāya affiliation and the stated 1703 establishment year. The directory labels its information incomplete."
    },
    {
      "publisher": "Sangkhatikan",
      "title": "Wat Bang Khun Thian Klang directory entry",
      "url": "https://sangkhatikan.com/wat_view.php?ID=%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%87+%28%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A1.%29",
      "accessed": "2026-08-24",
      "supports": "Wat Bang Khun Thian Klang as a distinct temple in Chom Thong Subdistrict and District."
    },
    {
      "publisher": "Thai Wikipedia",
      "title": "Wat Bang Khun Thian Klang",
      "url": "https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%87",
      "accessed": "2026-08-24",
      "supports": "The description of Wat Bang Khun Thian Klang as adjoining Wat Bang Khun Thian Nok with a ditch between the two. Used as a secondary reference."
    },
    {
      "publisher": "DMC.tv",
      "title": "Wat Bang Khun Thian Nok 2026 temple page",
      "url": "https://www.dmc.tv/temple/14723",
      "accessed": "2026-08-24",
      "supports": "A 2026 temple entry identifying Wat Bang Khun Thian Nok as a community temple in Chom Thong Subdistrict and District; it does not supply visitor hours."
    },
    {
      "publisher": "Moovit",
      "title": "Public transport to Wat Bang Khun Thian Nok",
      "url": "https://moovitapp.com/index/th/%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%AA%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%98%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%93%E0%B8%B0-%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%81-Bangkok-site_34631746-2401",
      "accessed": "2026-08-24",
      "supports": "Nearby bus services and the stated walk from the Bank of Ayudhya Chom Thong stop. Transport details are time-sensitive."
    },
    {
      "publisher": "Wikimedia Commons",
      "title": "Wat Bang Khun Thian Nok image file",
      "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%282022%29_%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%81_%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%87_%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%87%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A3_%2823%29.jpg",
      "accessed": "2026-08-24",
      "supports": "Hero-image authorship, temple identification and CC BY-SA 4.0 reuse licence."
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    "alt": "This is a photo of a monument in Thailand identified by the ID",
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