Wat Phra Ram

    

The old Wat Rang Kla Dam at the north of Bung Phra Ram

This is a natural lake which can be found at the Centre of the city of the north relates that when King U-Thong founder of the city, sent his men for a survey in the area, they found a hermit worshipping before a fire by the Nong Sano (Sano Lake). Upon the suggestion of the hermit regarding the area of the city, King U-Thong then moved his people from the other side of the river and established the Capital in the suggested area.

The old Wat Sungkanud at the east of Bung Phra Ram

 

It is thought that when the King had his palace and some temples (such as Wat Maha That and Wat Phra Ram) constructed, builders might have dug up some of the soil from the banks of the Nong Sano to support the constructions. The lake then became wider than its original size and has since come to be known as Bung Phra Ram (or lake of Phra Ram).

The old Wat Rang Kla Dam at the north of Bung Phra Ram

Phra Thinang Yen at the east of Bung Phra Ram

The old Chedi at the middle of Bung Phra Ram

 

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