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Khao Wang Observatory

Ho Chatchawan Wiang Chai was used as an observatory at Nakhon Khiri which means Holy City Hill. Locals call it Khao Wang, meaning "hill with palace". The park consists of three peaks. On the western peak is the actual palace with adjoining structures. The middle or central peak there is a large chedi named Phra That Chom Phet. The eastern peak houses the Wat Phra Kaeo Noi, the royal temple, built in similar fashion to the Wat Phra Kaeo in Bangkok. The whole complex was built as a summer palace by King Mongkut, with construction finished in 1860. The site was registered as a historical park in 1979, with two of the palace buildings now hosting a branch of the Thaiand National Museum.

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Ho Chatchawan Wiang Chai was used as an observatory at Nakhon Khiri which means Holy City Hill. Locals call it Khao Wang, meaning "hill with palace". The park consists of three peaks. On the western peak is the actual palace with adjoining structures. The middle or central peak there is a large chedi named Phra That Chom Phet. The eastern peak houses the Wat Phra Kaeo Noi, the royal temple, built in similar fashion to the Wat Phra Kaeo in Bangkok. The whole complex was built as a summer palace by King Mongkut, with construction finished in 1860. The site was registered as a historical park in 1979, with two of the palace buildings now hosting a branch of the Thaiand National Museum.