Photo Gallery
Wat Saen Fang (built 14th century, present buildings 19th century onward)
Like Wat Phan Tao, the viharn at Wat Saen Fang used to serve as the ho kham (palace residence) of the local ruler, Chao Kawilorot, in the 1860s. His successor converted the structure into a viharn in 1878. The wat has a fairly typical layout, with the east-facing viharn flanking a large chedi to the west. The Burmese-style chedi is the central building of the wat, with a ho trai and ubosot located to the west.
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All images copyright 2008 Timothy M. Ciccone (photographed early March, 2008).
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Hey! I am in Chiang Mai right now and for my internship I need to review some text about the temples in Chiang Mai. I found your website very helpful because I visited nearly all of the temples in the city and I started to mix up the images in my head.Nevertheless I noticed one little mistake- when you enter the picture gallery of Wat Saen Fang the headline shows the name of another Wat which confused me a little but I did recognise the photos of Wat Saen Fang. - Anyway well done and helpful!