Wat Phra Kaeo Don Tao
Wat Phra Kaeo Don Tao is the principal Buddhist temple in Lampang, Thailand. The temple was founded by the first Mon ruler of Lampang. The Emerald Buddha was enshrined at this temple from 1434 to 1468, when King Tilokaraj relocated the image to Wat Phra Singh in Chiang Mai.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Ritthichai Siangdee, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Buddhist temple in Lampang, Thailand
- Also known as: “Wat Phra Kaeo Don Tao Sucha Da” and “Wat Phra Kaeo Don Tao Suchadaram”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ratsadaphisek Bridge and Wat Pong Sanuk.
Ratsadaphisek Bridge
Ratsadaphisek Bridge is a bridge across Wang River in the area of Tambon Hua Wiang, City of Lampang, Lampang Province, northern Thailand. It serves to connect outer and inner City of Lampang. Ratsadaphisek Bridge is situated 1¼ km southwest of Wat Phra Kaeo Don Tao.Wat Pong Sanuk
Buddhist temple
Photo: Hdamm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wat Pong Sanuk is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Wat Phra Kaeo Don Tao.
Bunyawat Witthayalai School
School
Bunyawat Witthayalai is the first public and biggest secondary school in Lampang, Thailand. It has also long been recognized among top high schools in the northern region and has often been placed in top ten of the national high school ranking over the recent decade. Bunyawat Witthayalai School is situated 2 km southwest of Wat Phra Kaeo Don Tao.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lampang.
Lampang
Photo: P.khiao, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lampang, also called Nakhon Lampang to differentiate from Lampang province, is the third largest city in northern Thailand and capital of Lampang province and the Mueang Lampang district.
Wat Phra Kaeo Don Tao
- Categories: wat, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Wiang Nuea, Mueang Lampang, Lampang Province, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
18.3012° or 18° 18′ 4″ northLongitude
99.50903° or 99° 30′ 33″ eastElevation
243 metres (797 feet)Open location code
7MCX8G25+FJOpenStreetMap ID
node 6781875658OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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In Other Languages
From French to Thai—“Wat Phra Kaeo Don Tao” goes by many names.
- French: “Wat Phra Kaeo Don Tao”
- German: “Wat Phra Kaeo Don Tao”
- Thai: “วัดพระแก้วดอนเต้า”
- Thai: “วัดพระแก้วดอนเต้าสุชาดา”
- Thai: “วัดพระแก้วดอนเต้าสุชาดาราม”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Wat Phra Kaeo Don Tao”. Photo: Ritthichai Siangdee, CC BY-SA 4.0.