Mueang Songkhla Bo Yang: Architectural Styles of Ordination Halls (Ubosot)
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The role of Songkhla as a major seaport in the past is an essential attribute for the city's multi-cultural societies, as are evident in the two previous old towns: Huo Khao Daeng and Laem Son, and in Songkhla Bo Yang, the current Municipality. From Ayutthaya to Rathanakosin eras, Songkhla adopted architectural styles from foreign traditions, either central Siam or Chinese, to create Ordination Halls (ubosot) in which decorations made by local craftsmen were also mixed. Such architectural adoption from the external influences reflected the importance of Songkhla as an administrative centre in Southern Siam. This article examines a total of eighteen ordination halls in Songkhla Bo Yang. Drawing upon architectural data and socio-political and cultural contexts, the finding showed that the determining factors of the transformation of the Ubosots' architectural styles derived from historical circumstances, political influences from central Siam, and local building traditions. The architecture of the Ubosots can be classified into four styles: 1) The late Ayutthaya period style 2) The King Rama III's style 3) The Chinese style 4) The royal-traditional standard style.
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