Wat Pha Mahathat

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Wat Pha Mahathat is named for a venerable Lanna-style stupa erected in 1548. The 1910 sǐm (ordination hall) in front has carved wooden windows and portico, rosette-gilded pillars and exterior reliefs retelling tales of the Buddha's past lives.

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