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Phrae City Wall

Phrae City Wall

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Phrae City Wall Nai Wiang, Muang Phrae, Phrae. Location is in the Phrae Municipality area, Nai Wiang Subdistrict, Mueang Phrae District, Phrae Province. It is unclear whether the construction was in any period of time. But older than 1,100 years.
 
There is evidence from the history of the temple that says "1337 B.E. Ascended to the city. Pol ordered the King Khun Vishnu Wang Chai Is the mother of renovating the Luang temple With the golden shroud of the Lord Saen Luang Expanding the temple wall and filling the city wall. Make bricks higher to prevent Khun Yom flowing, flooding the Wiang and celebrate the 5 day 5 night celebration.
 
Show that the city wall has been built before. General characteristics The city wall is a single wall. The height is about 7 meters. The width of the base of the wall is about 15 meters long around the city. Which has an oval shape like a conch shell A distance of 4,000 meters.
 
The interior wall is large ancient bricks and stones are arranged. But from the outside, there is a mound with 4 city gates, namely the new gate to the north Triumphal Arch in the east Mara Gate is to the south and Si Chum Gate. In the west.
 
The distance from Sri Chum Gate to the new Gate is about 200 meters. There will be a small door. For bringing animals to feed outside the city is called the horse gate Every door has a fortress. Next to the outside wall is a 20-meter-wide moat. On the inside, there is a road around Wiang. Some parts of the road are on Sankampang, including the road on the west side from Si Chum Road to the New Gate.
 
At present, the city walls are still evidenced by clear and complete information. Help prevent the Yom River from flooding the city until as long as today Even if some parts are compromised, cut into roads And some houses were built Nowadays, the villagers call the moat "is the city" or "the water is" and the city wall is called "cloud".
 
The route to the Phrae city wall. Route 1 Charoen Mueang Road Get through the Pratu Chai route. Route 2: Ban Mai Road. Enter the Mai Gate. Route 3: Enter the Ban Nai Wiang Intersection. Gate 4. Enter the Ban Supan and Maha Pho.
 
Across the Nam Yom Bridge, enter Sri Chum Gate, dated January 24, 2005. Helping to clear the clearing of the big trees and mango trees. Folklore, faith Therefore helping to renovate Repaired to be beautiful and strong and named after the new name Wat Muang Kham Later, found a gold plate with the inscription of the name of Phimpha, therefore learned that Wat Muang Kham was originally the name of Phra Non Temple.
 
And believe that this reclining temple was built in nine months up to fifteen nights In this regard, the inscriptions were considered gold plates and The president of the main temple is named Luang Pho Mongkol Thippani, but there is no evidence to build but only the letters. Wrote that Phra Non Temple is an archaeological site With only a long time due to respectable history. 

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