Wat Saen Fang

Wat Saen Fang
วัดแสนฝาง
Religion
AffiliationBuddhism
SectTheravada Buddhism
ProvinceChiang Mai Province
StatusActive
Location
MunicipalityChiang Mai
CountryThailand
Wat Saen Fang is located in Chiang Mai Province
Wat Saen Fang
Shown within Chiang Mai Province
Wat Saen Fang is located in Thailand
Wat Saen Fang
Wat Saen Fang (Thailand)
Geographic coordinates18°47′21″N 98°59′55″E / 18.7891161°N 98.9986917°E / 18.7891161; 98.9986917
Architecture
Date establishedc. 1500s

Wat Saen Fang (Thai: วัดแสนฝาง) is a Buddhist temple in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The temple was founded in the 1500s, but all extant structures date to the 1800s or later.[1] The viharn of Wat Saen Fang previously served as the royal residence (ho kham) of Kawirolot in the 1860s, and was converted into a viharn by his successor, Inthawichayanon in 1878.[1] The temple is also noted for its Burmese-style chedi, which is gilded with glass mosaic.[1] The ubosot, which is topped with kinnara, is a fusion of Burmese and Lan Na styles.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Freeman, Michael (2001). Lanna: Thailand's Northern Kingdom. Thames & Hudson. ISBN 9780500976029.