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Wat Chai Wattanaram

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view from top of Wat Chai Wattanaram
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small Buddhas in room behind Wat ruin
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This was a royal monastery established in 1630 by King Prasatthong. Its design is similar to that of Angkor Wat, which may have been to commemorate the King's victory over Cambodia. This was destroyed by the Burmese in 1767 and abandoned until restoration began in 1987.