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Situated on Trairat Road in town centre, Wat Phra Kaew
was where one of Thailand's most important Buddha statues
was discovered in 1444. The statue had been moved by various
state rulers to be placed in their respective capitals as
a symbol of dominance, including Lampang, Chiang Rai and
Vientiane before finally being enshrined in Bangkok's Wat
Phra Kaew during the reign of King Rama l of the Rattanakosin
Period. The temple also houses a 700 years old bronze statue,
Phra Chao Lan Thong, which is housed in the Chiang Saen-style
Ubosot.
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