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Phra
That
Choeng
Chum
is
a
major
and
sacred
religious
monument
on
the
eastern
side
of
Sakhon
Nakhon
in
the
grounds
of
Phra
That
Choeng
Chum
temple.
The
structure
is
rectangular
and
made
with
mortar
and
bricks
reaching
a
height
of
24
meters.
If
you
look
carefully
at
a
ten-satang
coin,
you
will
see
it
featured
on
the
reverse
side.
Sakhon
Nakhon
was
a
major
city
in
the
Khmer
Empire
of
Khotraboon,
and
its
glory
days
were
between
the
12th
and
16th
centuries.
Today
the
city
of
Sakhon
Nakhon
does
not
hold
much
for
the
tourist
but
Wat
Phra
That
Choeng
Chum
Worrawiharn
is
well
worth
inspection.
Close
to
the
vast
Nong
Han
Lake
in
Sakhon
Nakhon,
Wat
Phra
That
Choeng
Chum
was
originally
a
10th
century
Khmer
monastery.
Today
the
temple
is
highly
revered
as
it
is
believed
that
the
four
incarnations
of
the
Buddha
came
to
this
location
and
pressed
their
footprint
in
the
soil
here.
The
chedi
was
built
to
cover
the
footprints
of
the
four
Buddha's.
The
temple
derives
its
name
from
the
Phra
That
Choeng
Chum
Chedi
and
is
an
important
pilgrimage
site
for
Thai
Buddhists
plus
a
magnet
for
the
local
population.
In
addition
to
the
Chedi
are
several
other
attractive
buildings,
including
a
wooden
temple
that
is
under
construction
at
the
time
of
writing
(27
March
2016)
which
sits
inside
an
octagonal
pond.
There
are
the
standard
Naga
snakes,
temple
guardians
in
the
form
of
Chinese
style
lions,
gold
leaf
decoration
everywhere
and
a
couple
of
attractive
floral
arrangements
that
utilise
some
traditional
Thai
carts.
The
majority
of
what
is
on
view
is
inside
a
reasonably
large
compound
which
is
kept
very
neat
and
tidy,
but
there
is
more
to
see
outside
the
main
compound
where
there
is
a
car
park
and
market.
When
we
arrived,
we
were
treated
to
a
traditional
Thai
dance
by
75
ladies,
presumably
from
Sakhon
Nakhon.
It
looked
as
though
it
was
a
rehearsal
for
a
later
festival
as
they
were
dressed
very
casually.
Once
they
had
finished
their
dance
they
were
incredibly
friendly
and
inquisitive
about
this
ferang
that
was
wondering
around
the
compound
which
I
found
a
little
surprising
but
pleasing
at
the
same
time.
Seeing
a
ferang
is
especially
rare
in
this
part
of
Issan
as
a
number
of
ex-pats
have
settled
down
here
with
their
Thai
lady.
Because
the
temple
grounds
are
particularly
impressive
it
can
be
quite
easy
to
forget
that
there
are
further
sights
inside
some
of
the
buildings.
While
there
is
nothing
exceptional
about
the
interiors
they
are
worth
a
look.
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