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Wat Rampoeng, also known as Wat Taoptharam, is a Buddhist temple in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand. It is situated in the area of Suthep subdistrict, Mueang Chiang Mai, on the outskirts of the city. The temple is well known for its meditation centre.
The building once belonged to the eighth ruler of Chiang Mai, Chao Intavaroros Suriyavongse. [2] The building was used as a Provincial Courthouse dating from 1935. [3] The Department of Treasury and the Court of Justice decided to renovate the building into a museum. [4] In 2012, the museum opened for the first time. [5]
Chiang Mai [a] is the largest city in northern Thailand, the capital of Chiang Mai province and the second largest city in Thailand. It is 700 km (435 mi) north of Bangkok in a mountainous region called the Thai highlands and has a population of 1.2 million people as of 2022, which is more than 66 percent of the total population of Chiang Mai province (1.8 million).
Wat Mahawan was founded during the Burmese occupation of Chiang Mai during the 17th century by Burmese engaged in the teak trade in northern Thailand, possibly on the site of a former temple. The current structures of the temple date from the 19th century or later.
Amazing Mai Thai: Sauteed tasty home-made peanut sauce served on bed of steamed vegetable; served with vegetables, tofu, chicken, beef, pork, shrimp, duck or seafood ($16-$28)
Phra Chedi (right) and Phra Wihan (left) in 2022. Wat Chiang Man (Thai: วัดเชียงมั่น, Northern Thai − sometimes also written as Wat Chiang Mun) is a Buddhist temple (Thai language: Wat) inside the old city (which is contained within the city walls and moat) of Chiang Mai, in northern Thailand.
Rice paddies and recently cleared forest land along Rte 1263, Mae Chaem district. Mueang Chaem was created in 1908, [1] consisting of the tambons Mae Thap, Tha Pha, Chang Khoeng, and Mae Suek split off from Chom Thong.
This article lists the lord ruler of Lan Na from the foundation of the Ngoenyang in 638 until the end of Kingdom of Chiang Mai under Siamese administration in 1939. The three kings monument in Chiang Mai. King Mangrai of Lan Na (center), King Ngam Muang of Phayao (left) and King Ram Khamhaeng of Sukhothai (right).