According to wikipedia,
Phra Pathom Chedi is the tallest chedi in the world with the height of 127 metres (417 ft). It is located in the town of Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.
The name Phra Pathom Chedi means Holy chedi of the beginning. The chedi at the location is first mentioned in Buddhist scriptures of the year 675, however archaeological findings date back to the 4th century. In the 11th century it was overbuilt with a Khmer (Ancient Cambodia) style prang, which was later overgrown by the jungle. The ruin was visited several times by the later King Mongkut during his time as a monk, and after his coronation he ordered the building of a new and more magnificent chedi at the site. After 17 years of construction it was finished in 1870, and the population of nearby Nakhon Chedi was ordered to move to the newly created town around the chedi.
Friday, December 24, 2010
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သာဓုပါအစ္မေရ..... ပံုေတာ္ေတြ ဖူးရရံုနဲ ့ တင္ စိတ္ခ်မ္းသာတယ္ဗ်ဳိး...........
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