Chedi Luang Temple
Si Phum, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 50200
Description:
Six-century temple Wat Chedi Luang is the most famous temple of Chiang Mai. It stands on the very spot where the Thai king was killed by lightning. The temple was the highest in Thailand. His chedi was 90 meters. But time and military actions in this region adversely affected the safety of the Temple. It was destroyed several times and rebuilt again. Inside it was kept the sacred and most revered statue of Buddha in Thailand – the Emerald Buddha, which is now located in the capital Bangkok. Now Wat Chedi Luang has only a copy of it.
On the territory of the Temple there is another Temple - Wat Lak Muak, and next to it grows an ancient eucalyptus, in which, according to legend, the spirit of Chiang Mai lives. The tree is considered sacred.