Wat Phra That Chedi Chum Worawihan, Sakon Nakhon Province, an ancient pagoda

Wat Phra That Chedi Chum Worawihan Located on Rueang Sawat Road, Tambon That Chedi Chum, it is a second-class royal temple of the Worawihan type. Inside the temple, there is Phra That Chedi Chum facing Nong Harn Lake in the east. There is no clear evidence of when it was built, but it has been an important religious site for Sakon Nakhon since ancient times. The shape of the chedi is a brick and mortar pagoda with a high square base. The golden umbrella above the chedi is made of pure gold weighing 247 baht. There are four door arches. The door arches are like castle spires. The inside is solid and made of laterite and red sandstone. It is assumed that the original Phra That Chedi Chum may have been a sandstone castle in the Khmer art style because inside the door frame of the tunnel on the right hand side, there is an inscription of Phra That Chedi Chum in ancient Khmer script from around the 16th Buddhist century. However, the current chedi is in Lan Xang art due to the influence of the Lan Xang Kingdom around the 19th Buddhist century and the chedi was renovated. Inside the chapel near Phra That Chedi Chum, there is Luang Pho Phra Ong Saen, a stucco Buddha image covered in gold lacquer. Mara-Vijaya Chiang Saen style, in front of the sacred well of Phra That, is a well that came with Phra That Chedi Chum. Originally, there was a spring because it was the end of an underground stream that flowed from Phu Phan mountain range, passed through the northern government center, passed through the center of the city next to Wat Nuea, and then flowed to emerge here, called "Phu Nam Sot" or "Phu Nam Lod", and then flowed to Sa Phang Thong in Somdej Phra Srinakarin Park, which is next to the temple. Location: Charoen Mueang Road, That Chedi Chum, Mueang Sakon Nakhon, Sakon Nakhon Open 08.00-20.00