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PHRATHAT BANGPHUAN IN NONG KHAI TOWN
 
Originally this was an ancient pagoda long revered by Nong Khai people. The phrathat was first constructed from brick utilizing the Indian stupa design. It is about the same age of Phra Pathom Chedi (Thailand's first pagoda in Nakhon Pathom). According to Lon Chang legend, King Chaiyachettha commanded the construction of the Phrathat to cover the original pagoda in the year 1559. It fell down in the year 1970 due to the sinking of the foundation. Now it has been completely renovated by the Fine Arts Department with the features of a square-based pagoda. The lowest five steps of the base ore square prangs adjacent to one another featuring the lotus shape. The sixth step of the base features a dome shape while the seventh step features the star with a tiered umbrella above the star. The "Supreme Patriarch has housed relics of the Lord Buddha inside.
Phrathat Bangphuan is located at Wat Phrathat Bangphuan, Tambon Don Mu, Amphoe Muang, Changwat Nong Khai. The distance from the township area is 22 kilometers. Go along Highway No.2 about 10 kilometers, then branch off via Highway No.211 (Nong Khai-Tha Bo) for another 12 kilometers. There is on homage-paying fair for Phrathat Bangphuan on the 11th waxing day of the second lunar month every year.
 


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