Last Updated on June 24, 2019 by PowersToTravel
Next we visited Wat Phan Tao. For completeness, I’ve given it a page in my blog, although at the time, and now as well, it seems to me to be “just another temple.”
Located just down the street from Chedi Luang, Wat Phan Tao is an historic teak temple which was formerly a palace. Chiang Mai used to be the home of the kings of northern Thailand, and some structures on the temple complex date from the 14th century. However, the main building which I photographed dates from the mid-1800s, so is not as noteworthy.
I think if it were not just adjacent to Chedi Luang we probably wouldn’t have visited it, since there are so many outstanding temples in Chiang Mai to visit.
The most striking art element at Wat Phan Tao, in my opinion, was the carved peacock and crouching dog above the door, made of gilded carved wood and mosaic glass:
I’ll let you be the judge.
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A bit of history about the temple
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