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Wat Phra Singh

This temple contains supreme examples of Lanna art. A chedi was first built

by King Pha Yu (r.1337-55) to house the bones of his father King Kam Fu (r.1328-

37). The original name of the temple was Wat Li Chiang Phra but this was changed

to Wat Phra Singh when the Phra Sihing Buddha image was first housed there in

1367.

The temple was almost certainly abandoned before Kaw ila re-established it by

building the ubosot, and rebuilding the chedi. Chao Thammalangka (r.1813-21) and

his successor, Chao Kham Fan (r. 1821-1825) further added the Viharn Lai Kham and

the elegant scripture library building. Further renovations were carried out in the

1920's when Khru Ba Srivichai supervised the construction of the present main

viharn and rebuilt the chedi.