Wat Phra That Chang Kham Worawihan, Nan Province

Wat Phra That Chang Kham Worawihan is located opposite the Nan National Museum. It enshrines the relics of the Lord Buddha and is an important religious site. It is a pagoda influenced by Sukhothai art. Inside the temple is the Chang Kham Pagoda, which is in the Sukhothai art style and is around the 20th Buddhist century. Around the pagoda are half-bodied stucco elephants. The pagoda was built of bricks and mortar in the shape of a square with three layers, each side is 9 wa wide. The base from the first to the second layer is supported by six elephants on each side, for a total of 24 elephants. Each elephant has its head half-protruding from the top and both its front legs protrude from the edges of the base. Above is a three-layered lotus pedestal and a bell-shaped Sri Lankan-style body. Following the bell is a pedestal supporting a garland of glass beads, gradually increasing to the top. The Chang Kham Pagoda has been renovated and repaired. And the shares with the whole brass plate are very beautiful. In addition, there is a golden Buddha statue, the walking posture, which is Phra Phutthananthaburi Sri Sakyamuni, which is 65% gold, 145 centimeters high, the top of the head was added in 1899, weighing 69 baht. Chao Ngua La Phasum, the 14th ruler of Nan of the Phukha dynasty, built it on Wednesday, the 6th month of the northern month, 1969. It is Sukhothai art and is enshrined in the largest Tripitaka hall in the country. #NortheasternTeam #WaitingForTheDayToTravel #MissNature