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Ruins, Kamphaeng Phet Historical Park
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WAT CHAO CHAN
( admission 100B; 8am-5pm) These wát ruins are about 500m west of Wat Phra
Si Ratana Mahathat. The central attraction is a large Khmer-style tower similar to
later towers built in Lopburi and probably constructed during the reign of Khmer
King Jayavarman VII (1181-1217). The tower has been restored and is in fairly
good shape. The roofless wí·hăhn on the right contains the laterite outlines of a
large standing Buddha that has all but melted away from exposure and weathering.
Temple
Sawankhalok Kilns
At one time, more than 200 huge pottery kilns (admission free) lined the banks of
Mae Nam Yom in the area around Si Satchanalai. In China - the biggest importer of
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