Weighing in excess of five tons, the Buddha image at Wat Traimit has a commercial value of between 15 and 20 million dollars. If nothing else, it is worth seeing simply because of its visual impact! Designed in a ‘Sukothai’ style, the image was created in the 13th century and initially covered in plaster. For many years it was not known to be made out of gold and in the 1930s it was housed in an abandoned temple. It was only when the image was being prepared for its move to Wat Traimit in 1955 that the plaster cracked exposing the gold underneath.