Wat Nhong Nguek
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Wat Nhong Nguek, Pa Sang District, Lamphun Province is one of the oldest temples in Thailand. It has a long history. Great artifacts. Wat Nong Mura is also a place to study and research of both Thai and foreign archaeologists. Especially from Chiang Mai University students. The main feature of the temple is a temple built in the old folk art style. The front door of the temple is built according to the Lanna art style, the arch of the Mekong, adorned with fine designs depicting the architectural craftsmanship of ancient craftsmen. The temple is a Thai Lanna building. The door is carved from beautiful wood, there are a teak elephant in the size of one person, the height of 12 meters behind the temple is a pagoda containing the Emerald Buddha and relics. This pagoda was built in the time of Kruba Yana. Abbot of the fifth (1910-1947), according to the history of the Emerald Buddha put in the pagoda Wat Nong Nguek The south side of the pagoda is a tower of the Tri Phat. It is the oldest building in the temple. Built as a two-story concrete building, Lanna Fine Arts, about 200 years old. At present, the scriptures are inscribed in Lanna leaves in Lanna language with native characters. It is also a collection of antiquities that are of great importance to the temple. Buddha, wood, candlestick, chapel, idol, bell, gothic and many other antiquities. Inside the building on the ground floor there is a mural painting skilled craftsman Lanna beautiful and perfect. The mural paintings in Wat Nong Nguek are depictions of Buddhist history and Ramayana. The two-dimensional image similar to the image of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha in the Grand Palace. If you want to see the most beautiful and the best paintings in Lanna, visit Wat Nong Nguek

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