Wat Chedi Luang - Buddhist Temple

by Ian Marshall (subscribe)

Wat Chedi Luang in the heart of the old walled city of Chiang Mai dates back to the 14th Century and the main stupa or Chedi was at one point the tallest building in the Lanna Kingdom.



The temple or monastery grounds were reconstructed in the last century but not without some criticism regarding the style that the work was done.

Nowadays visitors can walk around the central Chedi and also visit a number of smaller temples around the outside, such as the shrine containing the reclining Buddha pictured above and the two Buddha images and temple pictured below.


The Wat can be seen from all around the centre of Chiang Mai, jutting above more modern buildings down side streets but it is definitely worth a visit in its own right.

The place has monks regularly in attendance and I believe they offer a "monk chat" every afternoon, where you can go and explore your problems or find out more of Buddhist philosophy straight from the practitioners.

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Why? Great temple in the historical old city of Chiang Mai

Where: Centre of the historical old city of Chiang Mai

Cost: Free