[2025 Kamphaeng Phet Attraction] Travel Guide for Kamphaeng Phet City Pillar Shrine (Updated May)

Traveling up north, stop by to pay respect at the City Pillar Shrine, Kamphaeng Phet 🙏🏻 Located at 📍Highway No. 101, Tambon Nai Mueang Kamphaeng Phet, Kamphaeng Phet Province Opening-closing hours ⏰ Open every day from 07:00-17:00. But during public holidays, the opening hours may be different from normal. Check the website again. The City Pillar Shrine of Kamphaeng Phet is a very old shrine. It has been around for more than 700 years. Anyone passing this way, stop by to pay respect for good luck for yourself and your family. #Kamphaeng Phet #Songkran2024Travel

#Where to travel this summer Kamphaeng Phet City Pillar Shrine is therefore associated with stability and unshakeable. It is therefore suitable for praying for blessings regarding residence, career, lost items, loved ones, etc. It is a place where tourists usually stop by to pray for blessings regarding residence, lost items, and wanting them back, as well as to enhance the auspiciousness of life stability. It is believed that Kamphaeng Phet City Pillar Shrine is associated with stability and unshakeableness, strengthening the mind. Establishing the "City Pillar Shrine" This Kamphaeng Phet City Pillar Shrine is believed to have been built during the reign of King Maha Thammaracha I (Lithai), who once ruled over Kamphaeng Phet. It is made of round laterite about 2 meters long, buried about one meter above the ground. There is a deity's head on top of the laterite. During the reign of King Chulalongkorn, the roof of the shrine collapsed and crushed the city pillar and deity's head. After that, it was in a state of desolation for a long time until the year 2472, when Deputy Amat Ek Luang Montrirat (Wan), the prosecutor of Kamphaeng Phet Province, initiated the construction of a new City Pillar Shrine as a Thai-style pavilion. The restoration of the City Pillar Shrine is reported to have occurred in the year 2488 when someone stole the head of a guardian deity. Luang Pariwat Worawichit (Chan Charoenchai), the governor of Kamphaeng Phet Province, ordered a new construction using soil from the highest peak of Khao Luang, soil from the center of the church and the center of the old pagoda in Kamphaeng Phet, Sukhothai, Si Satchanalai, Phitsanulok, and Tak Provinces. Later, Mr. Chaow Watsutlapha traveled to assume the position of governor of Kamphaeng Phet Province in October 2525. He went to pay homage to the City Pillar Shrine and felt that the City Pillar Shrine was in a dilapidated and unsightly state. Therefore, the City Pillar Shrine was renovated to be worthy of its status as a sacred object of the city. In the renovation of the City Pillar Shrine this time, the correctness and completeness of the City Pillar Shrine's design were taken into account. Including local traditions and customs. This newly renovated City Pillar Shrine is a four-sided building with a perimeter of 17.5 x 17.5 meters, approximately 19 meters higher than the original level, facing the four directions in accordance with astrological principles. It is a reinforced concrete building with a marble floor in the color of laterite. The construction is scheduled to be completed and the ceremony to invite the City Pillar and the head of the guardian deity will be held on May 5, 1984, which is the Chatramongkol Day. His Majesty the King graciously appointed His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn to represent him in the ceremony to anoint the City Pillar on April 16, 1984. #Kamphaeng Phet City Pillar Shrine #Kamphaeng Phet attractions

Hello everyone, today we will take everyone to pay homage to the City Pillar Shrine, located in Mueang District, Kamphaeng Phet Province. For anyone who has the opportunity to travel to Kamphaeng Phet Province, don't forget to pay homage to the City Pillar Shrine, which is a sacred object of the people of Kamphaeng Phet Province to enhance your own auspiciousness in terms of work, finances, and love. May everyone be lucky forever.

Kamphaeng Phet City Pillar Shrine is an ancient shrine that is more than 700 years old. It is believed that the powerful King Woraman (Hem) built it. It is made of round laterite, approximately 2 meters long, and 1 meter above the ground. There is a deity’s head on top of the laterite. During the reign of King Chulalongkorn, the roof of the shrine collapsed onto the city pillar and deity’s head. After that, it was in a desolate state for a long time. Then in 1984, there was a ceremony to invite the city pillar and deity’s head to the shrine on May 5, 1984. Later, an expert craftsman from the Department of Fine Arts, The Ministry of Culture surveyed the damage to the original city pillar and restored it to preserve it. At the same time, a new replica of the city pillar was made. Made of golden teak, the height from the ground is 2.29 meters, the width of the base is 64 centimeters. The replica of the city pillar, which has undergone a ceremony by the Fine Arts Department, was placed for the public to pay homage at the City Pillar Shrine Construction List Hall on March 26, 2008. 🧸 https://g.co/kgs/Cn2ZxL #Tripmission #KamphaengPhet #KamphaengPhetCityPillarShrine

Wat Phra Borommathat Nakhon Chum is an ancient temple that is over 600 years old. It is considered a sacred object of Kamphaeng Phet Province. The highlight here is clearly visible from the moment you enter the temple, which is the large golden yellow pagoda called Phra Borommathat Nakhon Chum Maha Chedi. It is a pagoda containing 9 relics of the Lord Buddha. Locals and tourists have faith in it and come to pay homage for good fortune. In addition, the temple also has a reclining Buddha shrine, a reclining Buddha, an ordination hall, and a large golden Dharmachakra in the middle of the temple. Coordinates: Tambon Nakhon Chum, Mueang District, Kamphaeng Phet Province From 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. #Kamphaeng Phet #Thai Temple #Hello Stranger #Northeastern Team

#summerdream Kamphaeng Phet City Pillar Shrine is an ancient shrine that is more than 700 years old. It is believed that King Woraman (Hem) was the one who built it. It is made of a round laterite, 2 meters long, and protrudes about 1 meter from the ground. There is a deity's head on top of the laterite. Both Kamphaeng Phet residents and the general public highly respect and believe in it. It is also said to be sacred.

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