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Phu Khao Thong

TIME : 2016/2/17 17:05:45

Originally built by the Burmese during a 15-year occupation, the top section of this huge white stupa was added later by Thais and you can climb the 79 stairs up to the midpoint for views of the surrounding rice paddies. The larger-than-life statue at the front is a memorial to the all-conquering King Naresuan. Surrounding him are reliefs of some of his heroic exploits, including wrestling a crocodile, and dozens of statues of fighting cockerels.