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Architectural Building Attractions In Chiang Mai

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Chiang Mai sometimes written as Chiengmai or Chiangmai, is the largest city in northern Thailand. It is the capital of Chiang Mai Province and was a former capital of the kingdom of Lan Na , which later became the Kingdom of Chiang Mai, a tributary state of Siam from 1774 to 1899, and finally the seat of a princely rulers until 1939. It is 700 km north of Bangkok near the highest mountains in the country. The city sits astride the Ping River, a major tributary of the Chao Phraya River. Chiang Mai means New City and was so named because it became the new capital of Lan Na when it was founded in 1296, succeeding Chiang Rai, the former capital founded in ...
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Architectural Building Attractions In Chiang Mai

  • 2. Wat Chiang Man Chiang Mai
    Wat Chiang Man is a Buddhist temple inside the old city of Chiang Mai, in northern Thailand.
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  • 3. Chiang Mai Women's Correctional Institution Chiang Mai
    Chiang Mai Women's Correctional Institution is a women's prison in Chiang Mai, Thailand, operated by the Department of Corrections. As of 2015 the warden is Arirat Thiamthong. As of the same year most inmates had committed crimes related to recreational drugs.The prison has a Thai massage training programme to help inmates adjust to the free world; members of the general public may receive massages from prisoners. Prisoners who participate in the programme may earn money from tips. A former warden's residence, Ruean Pathammarong, is used as the massage parlor.
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  • 4. Wat Mahawan Chiang Mai
    There are a total of 40,717 Buddhist temples in Thailand as of 31 December 2004, of which 33,902 are in current use, according to the Office of National Buddhism. Of the 33,902 active temples, 31,890 are of the Maha Nikaya and 1,987 are of the Dhammayuttika Nikaya orders of the Theravada school, while 12 are of the Chinese Nikaya and 13 are of the Anam Nikaya orders of the Mahayana school. Two hundred and seventy-two temples, 217 of the Maha Nikaya order and 55 of the Dhammayut order, hold the status of royal temple. Royal wisungkhamasima , official recognition of a temple's legitimacy, has been granted to 20,281 temples. The following is a very partial list of Buddhist temples in Thailand:
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  • 5. Wat Chet Yot (Wat Maha Photharam) Chiang Mai
    Wat Chet Yot is a Buddhist temple in Chiang Mai in northern Thailand. It is a centre of pilgrimage for those born in the year of the Snake.
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