Ancient City Gateway to Thailand's Cultural Heritage (Muang Boran)

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The Chedi of Cham Thewi, Lamphun No.2 The Chedi of Cham Thewi, Lamphun No.1

The Chedi of Cham Thewi, Lamphun

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The Chedi of Cham Thewi at Wat Ku Kud was constructed in the Hariphunchai period. The chedi is a square tower of which 5 storeys. Similarly, the chedi is formed like a stepped pyramid. Each storey, therere 3 niches on each of the 4 faces of the tower, so therere 12 Buddha images in each storey and 60 images in all. The statues are Dvaravati and U-Thong arts and date back to the 9th and 10th century A.D. On top of the fifth storey is a nat u ral is tic stucco lotus petal border.

According to the chronicle, a hermit erected a small city named Hariphunchai and invited Phra Nang Cham Thewi, a princess of King of Lavo (Lop Buri), to rule Hariphunchai. Phra Nang Cham Thewi came to this city at 679 A.D., and reigned for 54 years.

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