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Sukhothai - Wat Chang Lom

Ruins of Viharn in Wat Chang Lom   (70k)


Mike stands at the sign with Sri Lankan, bell-shaped chedi backround (59k)


Built in the reign of Ramkhamhaeng, this monument is thought to be the first Sri Lankan-style chedi of the Sukhothai Kingdom (89k)


Mike with a seated Sukothai Buddha missing both arms   (81k)


Sukhothai style Buddha Image (86k)


Patti posing with Sukothai Buddha(87k)


A freize of figures, believed to be walking Buddha images, is carved into the shaft just below the ringed spire   (84k)


Mike at the staircase was used by pilgrims wishing to make the symbolic journey between earth and heaven (71k)


Stucco elephants around the base of the chedi (87k)

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