Wat chiang man
- Ratchaphakhinai rd., Sri Phum, Muang DistrictChiangmai 50200
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STORY OF WAT CHIANG MUN
WAT CHIANG MUN BUILT DURING 1296 - 1297 A.D. BY PHYA MUNGRAI, WAT CHIANG MUN WAS THE FIRST ROYAL TEMPLE BUILT IN THE VICINITY TO CHIANGMAI'S ANCIENT CITY, ON THE FORMER WIANG CHIANG MUN PALACE DONATED BY PHYA MUNGRAL. THE TEMPLE INSTORES SEVERAL VALUABLE HITORICAL ARTIFACTS, THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ARE THE WHITE QUARTZ BUDDHA IMAGE OF "PHRA SETANGKAMANEE" OR "PHRA KAEW KHAO" IN LANNA STYLE WHICH PHYA MUNGRAI BROUGHT FROM HARTPHUNCHAL AND ALSO A STONE BUBBHA STATUE IN THE FOSTURE OF SUB DURING THE ELEPHANT "NALAKIRI", CARVED BY CRAFTSMEN OF THE PALA SCHOOL
ANOTHER PRICELESS ARTIFACT IS A STONE INSCRIPTION WRITTEN IN 1581 A.D. WHICH RECORDS THE HISTORIES OF WAT CHIANG MUN AND THE CITY OF CHIANGMAL THE 700 YEARS OLD CHEDI "CHANG LOM" OR ELEPHANI-SURROUNDED STUPA IS THE OLDEST AND MOST SIGNIFICANT STUPA WITHIN THE TEMPLE COMPOUNDS,