Chedi Luang photo copyrighted by: Alan Ingram Wat Chedi Luang must have been the most impressive temple in Chiang Mai.
Built about 600 years ago, the huge chedi which gave the temple its name
(the name of the temple translates to "royal pagoda") must have soared high above the surrounding city. We say "must have" because the chedi was mostly
destroyed within a few hundred years of its construction. Some say it was an earthquake in the 17th century that did the deed; others say it was King Taksin's cannons firing on the city to chase out the Burmese in the 18th century.
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