Wat Chedi Luang, Chiang Mai.

Photographer: Nacho Libre
From: Day 309 - some inspiration from the Elephant Woman

Wat Chedi Luang, Chiang Mai.

The original chedi (pagoda) of Wat Chedi Luang was built in 1391 during the reign of King Saen Muang Ma, 8th ruler of the Mengrai dynasty. The already-massive chedi was progressively expanded until it reached it 280 feet (84 meters) in height in 1475, when King Tilokarat made it the home of the Emerald Buddha, the most important cultural treasure in Thailand (now in Bangkok's Wat Phra Kaeo).