Thailand: Architectural drawing of presumed original form of Chiang Mai’s Chedi Luang before the 1545 earthquake. View of east side, seen from main entrance. Wat Chedi Luang translates literally from the Thai as ‘Monastery of the Great Stupa’. Construction of the temple began at the end of the 14th century when the Lan Na Kingdom was in its prime. King Saen Muang Ma (1385-1401) intended it as the site of a great reliquary to enshrine the ashes of his father, King Ku Na (1355-1385). Today it is the the site of the Lak Muang or City Pillar.

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