Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan

Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan () is the main Buddhist temple (wat) of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province in southern Thailand. The main stupa of the temple, Phra Borommathat Chedi ('great noble relics stupa'), was built by King Sri Dhammasokaraja in the early-13th century CE to establish a symbol for the Theravada Buddhism sect in the province. The temple is believed to house a tooth of Gautama Buddha. Read more on Wikipedia

type: religious building
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