Mueang, Chiang Mai, Thailand, View Outside, Front, Traditional Architecture, Detail, Statue,, "Wat Phra Singh (Woramahawihan)", (Lion Buddha) Buddhist Temple, Chapel of Prayer, Ubosot - in front of the ubosot one can find a stone stele from the year 1581 CE. This stele contains the oldest mentioning of the founding date of Chiang Mai: the 12th of April, 1296 CE at 4 am. It also mentions that the ubosot was commissioned by King Mangrai and that Phya Saen Luang had it restored in 1571. The present building was built in the 19th century.

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View Outside, Front, Traditional Architecture, Detail, Statue,, "Wat Phra Singh (Woramahawihan)", (Lion Buddha) Buddhist Temple, Chapel of Prayer, Ubosot - in front of the ubosot one can find a stone stele from the year 1581 CE. This stele contains the oldest mentioning of the founding date of Chiang Mai: the 12th of April, 1296 CE at 4 am. It also mentions that the ubosot was commissioned by King Mangrai and that Phya Saen Luang had it restored in 1571. The present building was built in the 19th century.

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