Wat Phitchaya Yatikaram Worawihan (วัดพิชยญาติการามวรวิหาร)

Wat Phitchaya Yatikaram Worawihan, วัดพิชยญาติการามวรวิหาร, or Wat Pichai Yatikaram as it is also known, is a second class temple of the Worawihan type. There is no record of when the temple was originally built, but is likely from the period when Ayutthaya was the capital of Siam and Bangkok was largely a port for transshipment of goods to Ayutthaya. During the reign of King Rama III, Somdet Chao Phraya Borom Mahapichaiyat (That Bunnag or Lord Bunnag) who was the Phraya Sri Phiphat Rattanaratkosa, a high ranking official in the king's court, discovered the temple and decided to restore it as a favor to the king. That Bunnag had many junks that were used in trade with other countries. Therefore, most of the materials used in the construction of the temple were actually brought from China. This resulted in the temple having a distinctive Chinese architectural style. The most important features of the temple hall is that it is a small Ubosot with a roof that resembles a Chinese carriage hood and no chorfa (a finial on the roof, typical of Thai temples).