Lanna Architecture Center

Chiang Mai


Formerly owned by prince Jao Maha In, this handsome mansion built in a hybrid Lanna and European style between 1889 and 1893 houses a small education centre with some interesting models showing the changing face of Lanna architecture through the centuries.


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