Wat Phra Si Ratana Mahathat is an ancient temple, locally called Wat Na Phra That, is located on the west bank of the Mae Klong River in the town.Its elegant prangs or pagoda remains in good condition and was probably copied from Cambodia's Angkor Wat. The beautiful prang made of bricks and a stone stands on a rectangular base with pathways around the cloisters. The outer stucco designs were made in the reign of King Borommakot of Ayutthaya. Buddha images of Dvaravati, Lop Buri and Ayutthaya periods are placed around the pagoda. The temple is the most famous temple in Ratchaburi because it is the first temple and it has a fascinated architecture.
We went there while doing our small sightseeing tour and at first I was a bit disappointed. It looked so small and as if there was nothing. But don't let yourself be fooled by this! There are various temples. One is really small where we met an incredibly nice monk who even knew some english! You also can see numerous