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Wat Phuak Hong (built 16th or 17th century)
The chedi of Wat Phuak Hong is unusual in that it is designed as a series of circular layers piled atop one another. One interpretation is that this is a Yunnanese-influenced design, while another school of thought holds that it is a circular interpretation of the square Mon chedi at Wat Ku Kut in Lamphun. The name, Wat Phuak Hong, means "The Monastery of the Flight of Swans".
Bibliography:
All images copyright 2008 Timothy M. Ciccone (photographed early March, 2008).
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