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Located on Suthep
Road, this temple was built in a 14th century Lanna Thai monarch's pleasure gardens and is a
favorite spot for photographers and shutterbugs, particularly
for striking sunsets. Several of the white chedis contain ashes of Chiang Mai's former
royal family. The 500-year old bronze Buddha
image in a secondary chapel is one of Thailand's
largest metal images while colorful jataka
murals showing scenes from Buddha's past lives
are interesting. Tourists too can have the rare
opportunity to meet up and chat with novice monks who are
studying at the monastic university on specially
scheduled times.
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