Religious Sites in Northern Thailand

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Religious Sites in Northern Thailand

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Mae Salong
The journey to the village of Mae Salong, near the top of a mountain...
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Religious Sites Chiang Rai
 
Wat Chaimongkol
Although rarely visited, this small temple is well worth the...
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Religious Sites Chiang Mai
 
Wat Chamthewi
Lamphun's architectural treasures include two monasteries. About...
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Religious Sites Lamphun
 
Wat Chang Kham
Wat Chang Kham has one of only seven surviving solid-gold Buddha...
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Religious Sites Nan
 
Wat Chedi Luang
In 1411 King Saen Muang Ma ordered his workers to build a chedi...
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Religious Sites Chiang Mai
 
Wat Chedi Yot
Wat Photharam Maha Viharn is more commonly known as Wat Chedi...
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Religious Sites Chiang Mai
 
Wat Chiang Man
Chiang Mai's oldest monastery, dating from 1296, is typical of...
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Religious Sites Chiang Mai
 
Wat Chom Sawan
On the northeastern edge of town stands Wat Chom Sawan, a beautiful...
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Religious Sites Phrae
 
Wat Chong Kham
A wonderfully self-satisfied Burmese-style Buddha, the cares...
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Religious Sites Mae Hong Son
 
Wat Chong Klang
This temple is worth visiting to see a collection of figurines...
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Religious Sites Mae Hong Son
 
Wat Doi Tong
Near the summit of Doi Tong, this temple overlooks the Mae Kok...
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Religious Sites Chiang Rai
 
Wat Hua Wiang
Mae Hong Son's most celebrated Buddha image—one of the...
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Religious Sites Mae Hong Son
 
Wat Hua Wiang Tai
Nan is dotted with other wats. Wat Hua Wiang Tai is the gaudiest...
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Religious Sites Nan
 
Wat Luang
Phrae's oldest building is Wat Luang, within the Old City walls...
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Religious Sites Phrae
 
Wat Ming Muang
Wat Ming Muang contains a stone pillar erected at the founding...
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Religious Sites Nan
 
Wat Pa Sak
Just outside the city walls is the oldest chedi, Wat Pa Sak...
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Religious Sites Chiang Saen
 
Wat Phra Bhat Tak Pha
About 5 km (3 mi) south of Pa Sang is Wat Phra Bhat Tak Pha...
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Religious Sites Pa Sang
 
Wat Phra Kaew Don Tao
Near the banks of the Wang River is Wat Phra Kaew Don Tao, dominated...
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Religious Sites Lampang
 
Wat Phra Keo
The Emerald Buddha, which now sits in Thailand's holiest temple...
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Religious Sites Chiang Rai
 
Wat Phra Singh
In the western section of the Old City stands Chiang Mai's principal...
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Religious Sites Chiang Mai
 
Wat Phra Singh
This 14th-century temple is worth visiting for its viharn, distinguished...
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Religious Sites Chiang Rai
 
Wat Phra That Cho Hae
On a hilltop in Tambon Pa Daeng, 10 km (6 mi) southeast of Phrae...
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Religious Sites Phrae
 
Wat Phra That Chom Chang
About 2 km (1 mi) from Wat Cho Hae is another smaller wat, Wat...
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Religious Sites Phrae
 
Wat Phra That Doi Kong Mu
On the top of Doi Kong Mu, this temple has a remarkable view...
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Religious Sites Mae Hong Son
 
Wat Phra That Doi Suthep
As in so many chapters of Thai history, an elephant is closely...
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Religious Sites Chiang Mai
 
Wat Phra That Hariphunchai
The temple complex of Wat Phra That Hariphunchai is dazzling...
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Religious Sites Lamphun
 
Wat Phra That Lampang Luang
Near the village of Ko Khang is Wat Phra That Lampang Luang...
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Religious Sites Lampang
 
Wat Phra That Luang
Inside the city walls stands the imposing octagonal Wat Phra...
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Religious Sites Chiang Saen
 
Wat Pumin
Nan has one of the region's most unusual and beautiful temples...
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Religious Sites Nan
 
Wat Sri Chum
Workers from Myanmar were employed in the region's rapidly expanding...
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Religious Sites Lampang
 
Wat Sri Khom Kham
One of the region's most impressive monasteries, Wat Sri Khom...
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Religious Sites Phayao
 
Wat Suan Dok
To the west of the Old City is one of the largest of Chiang Mai's...
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Religious Sites Chiang Mai
 
Wat Suan Tan
Wat Suan Tan has a 15th-century bronze Buddha image. It's the...
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Religious Sites Nan
 
Wat Umong
The most unusual temple in Chiang Mai is Wat Umong, dating from...
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Religious Sites Chiang Mai
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