Pay homage to Phra Singh Chiang Saen of Chiang Rai

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🏡Wat Phra Singh, a third-class royal temple, is assumed to have been built in 1928 during the reign of King Maha Phrom. It is called “Wat Phra Singh” because it used to be the place where Phra Buddha Sihing, or “Phra Singh”, an important Buddha image of Thailand, was enshrined.
Important and interesting things in the temple are as follows:
🏠 Ubosot, Lanna architecture, Chiang Saen period, assumed to have been built around 1889-1890. Inside is enshrined a replica of Phra Buddha Sihing (or Phra Singh), Chiang Saen art, Mara-Vijaya posture, and the door is a royal door carved from wood, designed by Thawan Duchanee, a national artist from Chiang Rai.
🛕 Chedi, Lanna architecture, built at the same time as the Ubosot.
🙏🏽 Another Phra Buddha Sihing or Phra Singh Chiang Saen, bronze, gilded, enshrined on a pavilion inside the glass chapel or Phra Singh Hall.
♨️Wat Phra Singh: Soi Phra Singh, Singhaklai Road, Wiang Subdistrict, Mueang Chiang Rai District, Chiang Rai Province
🎯Coordinates: https://maps.app.goo.gl/w5vtqiuZSZJ2JQSX9
🕖Opening - closing hours: 07.00 - 18.30

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Post by the old traveler | Jan 16, 2025