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Wat Phra Kaeo
Wat Phra Kaeo is situated at Nai Mueang Sub-district. Originally, there were three temples lining up; namely, Wat Phra Sing in the north, Wat Phra Kaeo in the middle, and Wat Phra Suea in the south. Interesting monuments are the chedi in Wat Phra Sing and the stupa in the shape of a carambola in Wat Phra Kaeo. Moreover, there was a discovery of a Buddha image whose age was assumed to be more than 700 years by the Fine Arts Department. Besides, a treasure cell, containing earthen jars, Buddha images, and other important things such as pottery, Buddha images cast in bronze and silver, gold sheets, as well as, votive tablets made of baked clay in the Sukhothai style were found. |