Wat Phra Kaeo is a large royal temple in town centre near a site believed to have been a palace. The temple itself was used on important city events and had no monks in residence. Major features include the principal chedi with lion-adorned base and a round chedi with elephant-adorned base. There are also other Chedis of different bases and remains of several chapels. Its boundary is marked off by laterite walls.
The size of the ubosot and its placement at the front (east side) of the temple suggests it was probably built in the Ayutthayan period. The building’s boundary stones (bai sema) have all survived, though the slate stones themselves have been moved into the Kamphaeng Phet National Museum for safekeeping as they include incised images of the Ramayana epic that are vulnerable to weathering and theft.
