Page 5 - important temples in Chiang mai
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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.
