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  • Buddha's Footprint at Wat Phra Pai Luang - the temple is the second largest of all in Sukhothai. It was built in the 12th century by the Khmer king, Jayavarman VII. The temple is even older than the ancient city of Sukhothai. Unlike many of the other temples in Sukhothai, the temple of Wat Phra Phai Luang has not been reconstructed, it lies in ruins and the Buddha images are missing heads in some places. It is thought that the temple of Wat Phra Phai Luang was converted to Thereveda Buddhist style after originally being built in the Khmer Hindu style..
    phra-phai-luang-3.jpg
  • The temple at Wat Phra Pai Luang is the second largest of all the temples in Sukhothai. It was built in the 12th century by the Khmer king Jayavarman VII. The temple is even older than the ancient city of Sukhothai but unlike most of the other temples in Sukhothai, the temple of Wat Phra Phai Luang has not been reconstructed.  It lies in ruins and the Buddha images are missing heads in some places. It is thought that the temple of Wat Phra Phai Luang was converted to Thereveda Buddhist style after originally being built in the Khmer Hindu style of architecture.
    phra-phai-luang-2.jpg
  • The temple at Wat Phra Pai Luang is the second largest of all the temples in Sukhothai. It was built in the 12th century by the Khmer king, Jayavarman VII. The temple is even older than the ancient city of Sukhothai. Unlike many of the other temples in Sukhothai, the temple of Wat Phra Phai Luang has not been reconstructed, it lies in ruins and the Buddha images are missing heads in some places. It is thought that the temple of Wat Phra Phai Luang was converted to Thereveda Buddhist style after originally being built in the Khmer Hindu style..
    phra-phai-luang-1.jpg
  • The temple at Wat Phra Pai Luang is the second largest of all the temples in Sukhothai. It was built in the 12th century by the Khmer king, Jayavarman VII. The temple is even older than the ancient city of Sukhothai. Unlike many of the other temples in Sukhothai, the temple of Wat Phra Phai Luang has not been reconstructed, it lies in ruins and the Buddha images are missing heads in some places. It is thought that the temple of Wat Phra Phai Luang was converted to Thereveda Buddhist style after originally being built in the Khmer Hindu style..
    phra-phai-luang-5.jpg
  • Kamphaeng Phet Old City - Wat Phra That  was built in typical Kamphaeng Phet style. The central square Chedi is built with a mixture of laterite and bricks.
    wat-phra-that-kamphaeng-2.jpg
  • Kamphaeng Phet Old City - Wat Phra That  was built in typical Kamphaeng Phet style. The central square Chedi is built with a mixture of laterite and bricks.
    wat-phra-that-kamphaeng-1.jpg
  • Kamphaeng Phet Old City - Wat Phra That  was built in typical Kamphaeng Phet style. The central square Chedi is built with a mixture of laterite and bricks.
    wat-phra-that-kamphaeng-3.jpg
  • Kamphaeng Phet Old City - Wat Phra That  was built in typical Kamphaeng Phet style. The central square Chedi is built with a mixture of laterite and bricks.
    wat-phra-that-kamphaeng-4.jpg
  • Phra Nakhon Khiri is a historical park in Phetchaburi located on a hill overlooking the city. The name Phra Nakhon Khiri means Holy City Hill, but locals know it better as Khao Wang, meaning hill with palace.  The park consists of three building groups, located on the three peaks of the 92 meter high hill. On the western peak is the actual palace with adjoining structures. The middle or central peak is a big chedi named Phra That Chom Phet. The eastern peak houses the Wat Phra Kaeo, 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 on August 27, 1979, with two of the palace buildings now housing a branch of the Thai National Museum.Ho Chatchawan Wiang Chai was used as an observatory.
    Phra-Thinang-Phetphum-Phairot-2.jpg
  • Phra Nakhon Khiri is a historical park in Phetchaburi located on a hill overlooking the city. The name Phra Nakhon Khiri means Holy City Hill, but locals know it better as Khao Wang, meaning hill with palace.  The park consists of three building groups, located on the three peaks of the 92 meter high hill. On the western peak is the actual palace with adjoining structures. The middle or central peak is a big chedi named Phra That Chom Phet. The eastern peak houses the Wat Phra Kaeo, 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 on August 27, 1979, with two of the palace buildings now housing a branch of the Thai National Museum.Ho Chatchawan Wiang Chai was used as an observatory.
    Phra-Thinang-Phetphum-Phairot-1.jpg
  • Pha That Luang is a Buddhist stupa in Vientiane. It was built in the 16th century under King Setthathirat on the ruins of an earlier 13th century Khmer temple. Pha That Luang was destroyed by the Thai invasion in 1828, which was heavily damaged and left abandon. A French explorer and architect came across the abandoned temple and made detailed sketches of the temple. It was not until 1900, when the French restored it to its original design. The architecture of the building includes many references to Lao culture and identity, and so has become a symbol of Lao nationalism. Relics of The Buddha are said to be contained here.
    phra-that-luang-2.jpg
  • Wat Pha That Luang is a Buddhist temple in Vientiane built in the 16th century under King Setthathirat on the ruins of an earlier 13th century Khmer temple. Pha That Luang was destroyed by the Thai invasion in 1828, which left it heavily damaged. A French explorer and architect came across the abandoned temple and made detailed sketches of it.  Not until 1900 was it restored it to its original design. The architecture of the building includes many references to Lao culture and identity, and so has become a symbol of Lao nationalism. Relics of The Buddha are said to be contained here.
    phra-that-luang-3.jpg
  • Wat Pongsanuk is a sacred temple in the Pongsanuk community of Lampang. It is estimated that this temple was erected in 1888 by Kru Ba Anochidhamma Jindamuni. This temple is situated at the center of the Pongsanuk community, which is made up of 151 homes and 838 residents. The temple is mixed with a Burmese temple floor plan consisting of a three tiered roof in the centre and phayathat - small upwards of three tier roofs in the same size decorated on the centre, Viharn Phra Chao Pun Ong, Pongsanuk Temple is the unique jewel of Mahayan Buddhism Architecture of Lanna Kingdom.  Following its restoration Wat Ponsanuk received a merit award from UNESCO for its efforts in restoration.
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  • Wat Pongsanuk is a sacred temple in the Pongsanuk community of Lampang. It is estimated that this temple was erected in 1888 by Kru Ba Anochidhamma Jindamuni. This temple is situated at the center of the Pongsanuk community, which is made up of 151 homes and 838 residents. The temple is mixed with a Burmese temple floor plan consisting of a three tiered roof in the centre and phayathat - small upwards of three tier roofs in the same size decorated on the centre, Viharn Phra Chao Pun Ong, Pongsanuk Temple is the unique jewel of Mahayan Buddhism Architecture of Lanna Kingdom.  Following its restoration Wat Ponsanuk received a merit award from UNESCO for its efforts in restoration.
    pongsanuk-2.jpg
  • Wat Pongsanuk is a sacred temple in the Pongsanuk community of Lampang. It is estimated that this temple was erected in 1888 by Kru Ba Anochidhamma Jindamuni. This temple is situated at the center of the Pongsanuk community, which is made up of 151 homes and 838 residents. The temple is mixed with a Burmese temple floor plan consisting of a three tiered roof in the centre and phayathat - small upwards of three tier roofs in the same size decorated on the centre, Viharn Phra Chao Pun Ong, Pongsanuk Temple is the unique jewel of Mahayan Buddhism Architecture of Lanna Kingdom.  Following its restoration Wat Ponsanuk received a merit award from UNESCO for its efforts in restoration.
    pongsanuk-3.jpg
  • Wat Pongsanuk is a sacred temple in the Pongsanuk community of Lampang. It is estimated that this temple was erected in 1888 by Kru Ba Anochidhamma Jindamuni. This temple is situated at the center of the Pongsanuk community, which is made up of 151 homes and 838 residents. The temple is mixed with a Burmese temple floor plan consisting of a three tiered roof in the centre and phayathat - small upwards of three tier roofs in the same size decorated on the centre, Viharn Phra Chao Pun Ong, Pongsanuk Temple is the unique jewel of Mahayan Buddhism Architecture of Lanna Kingdom.  Following its restoration Wat Ponsanuk received a merit award from UNESCO for its efforts in restoration.
    pongsanuk-5.jpg
  • Wat Pongsanuk is a sacred temple in the Pongsanuk community of Lampang. It is estimated that this temple was erected in 1888 by Kru Ba Anochidhamma Jindamuni. This temple is situated at the center of the Pongsanuk community, which is made up of 151 homes and 838 residents. The temple is mixed with a Burmese temple floor plan consisting of a three tiered roof in the centre and phayathat - small upwards of three tier roofs in the same size decorated on the centre, Viharn Phra Chao Pun Ong, Pongsanuk Temple is the unique jewel of Mahayan Buddhism Architecture of Lanna Kingdom.  Following its restoration Wat Ponsanuk received a merit award from UNESCO for its efforts in restoration.
    pongsanuk-6.jpg
  • Reclining Buddha at Wat Pongsanuk - a sacred temple in Lampang. It is said that this temple was erected in 1888 by Kru Ba Anochidhamma Jindamuni. The temple architecture is mixed with a Burmese temple floor plan consisting of a three tiered roof in the centre and phayathat - small upwards of three tier roofs in the same size decorated on the centre, Viharn Phra Chao Pun Ong, Pongsanuk Temple is the unique jewel of Mahayan Buddhism Architecture of Lanna Kingdom.  Following its restoration Wat Ponsanuk received a merit award from UNESCO for its efforts in restoration.
    pongsanuk-4.jpg
  • Wat Suan Dok which translates as Flower Garden Temple. The Chiang Mai campus of the Buddhist Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University is housed within the temple compound. The large 48 meter high bell shaped chedi was built in the Sri Lankan style. Relics of the Buddha are said to be contained within.  The large sala kan prian is located directly east of the main chedi. It was built in 1932 by the famous monk Phra Krubra Srivichai. The main Buddha statues inside the sala kan prian are placed so that they look out at opposite directions. The statue of the Buddha seated in meditation Bhumisparsha Mudr? looks towards the east. The other statue, a standing Buddha holding a bundle of straw, faces west towards the chedi. Placed in front of the seated statue one finds a smaller Buddha in the Lanna style, created during King Kue Na's time.
    suan-dok-2.jpg
  • Wat Suan Dok which translates as Flower Garden Temple. The Chiang Mai campus of the Buddhist Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University is housed within the temple compound. The large 48 meter high bell shaped chedi was built in the Sri Lankan style. Relics of the Buddha are said to be contained within.  The large sala kan prian is located directly east of the main chedi. It was built in 1932 by the famous monk Phra Krubra Srivichai. The main Buddha statues inside the sala kan prian are placed so that they look out at opposite directions. The statue of the Buddha seated in meditation Bhumisparsha Mudr? looks towards the east. The other statue, a standing Buddha holding a bundle of straw, faces west towards the chedi. Placed in front of the seated statue one finds a smaller Buddha in the Lanna style, created during King Kue Na's time.
    suan-dok-4.jpg
  • Monks at Khao Wang - Phra Nakhon Khiri is a historical park in Phetchaburi located on a hill overlooking the city. The name Phra Nakhon Khiri means Holy City Hill, but locals know it better as Khao Wang, meaning hill with palace.  The park consists of three building groups, located on the three peaks of the 92 meter high hill. On the western peak is the actual palace with adjoining structures. The middle or central peak is a big chedi named Phra That Chom Phet. The eastern peak houses the Wat Phra Kaeo, 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 on August 27, 1979, with two of the palace buildings now housing a branch of the Thai National Museum.Ho Chatchawan Wiang Chai was used as an observatory.
    khao-wang-monks-1.jpg
  • Khao Wang Cable Car - Phra Nakhon Khiri is a historical park in Phetchaburi located on a hill overlooking the city. The name Phra Nakhon Khiri means Holy City Hill, but locals know it better as Khao Wang, meaning hill with palace.  The park consists of three building groups, located on the three peaks of the 92 meter high hill. On the western peak is the actual palace with adjoining structures. The middle or central peak is a big chedi named Phra That Chom Phet. The eastern peak houses the Wat Phra Kaeo, 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 on August 27, 1979, with two of the palace buildings now housing a branch of the Thai National Museum.Ho Chatchawan Wiang Chai was used as an observatory.
    khao-wang-cable-car-1.jpg
  • Monks at Khao Wang - Thai Monks climbing Khao Wang Hill - Phra Nakhon Khiri is a historical park in Phetchaburi located on a hill overlooking the city. Phra Nakhon Khiri means "Holy City Hill" but locals know it better as Khao Wang, meaning hill with palace.  The park consists of three building groups, located on the three peaks of the 92 meter high hill. On the western peak is the actual palace with adjoining structures. The middle or central peak is a big chedi named Phra That Chom Phet. The eastern peak houses the Wat Phra Kaeo, 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 on August 27, 1979, with two of the palace buildings now housing a branch of the Thai National Museum.Ho Chatchawan Wiang Chai was used as an observatory.
    khao-wang-monks.jpg
  • Khao Wang Cable Car - Phra Nakhon Khiri is a historical park in Phetchaburi located on a hill overlooking the city. The name Phra Nakhon Khiri means Holy City Hill, but locals know it better as Khao Wang, meaning hill with palace.  The park consists of three building groups, located on the three peaks of the 92 meter high hill. On the western peak is the actual palace with adjoining structures. The middle or central peak is a big chedi named Phra That Chom Phet. The eastern peak houses the Wat Phra Kaeo, 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 on August 27, 1979, with two of the palace buildings now housing a branch of the Thai National Museum.Ho Chatchawan Wiang Chai was used as an observatory.
    khao-wang-cable-car-2.jpg
  • 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.
    khao-wang-observatory-2.jpg
  • Naga at the temple adjacent to Pha That Luang in Vientiane, built in the 16th century under King Setthathirat on the ruins of an earlier 13th century Khmer temple. Wat Pha That Luang was destroyed by the Thai invasion in 1828 and heavily damaged and left abandoned. A French explorer and architect came across the abandoned temple and made detailed sketches.  It was not until 1900, when the French colonial government restored it to its original design. The architecture of the building includes many references to Lao culture and identity, and so has become a symbol of Lao nationalism. Relics of The Buddha are said to be contained here.
    phra-that-luang-1.jpg
  • Pha That Luang is a Buddhist stupa in Vientiane. It was built in the 16th century under King Setthathirat on the ruins of an earlier 13th century Khmer temple. Pha That Luang was destroyed by the Thai invasion in 1828, which was heavily damaged and left abandoned. A French explorer and architect came across the abandoned temple and made detailed sketches of the temple. It was not until 1900, when the French restored it to its original design. The architecture of the building includes many references to Lao culture and identity, and so has become a symbol of Lao nationalism. Relics of The Buddha are said to be contained here.
    phra-that-luang-4.jpg
  • Rattanakosin is the historical area of Bangkok, Thailand encircled by the Chao Phraya River and  canals that served as moats for what was originally the city center. The area is the site of the Grand Palace, Wat Phra Kaew and Wat Pho and is blessed by vernacular shophouse architecture, many of which have been refurbished.
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