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Chanthaburi City Pillar Shrine is located in front of Taksin
Camp, on Tha Luang Road, in Mueang District, Chanthaburi
Province. There is still no evidence on when the shrine was
built or who built the shrine. However, it is assumed that King
Taksin had it built when he came to Chanthaburi Province, in
order to gather his people and provisions before leading the
army to restore Krung Si Ayutthaya. According to the book of
King Taksin’s biography, King Taksin gained Chanthaburi Province
on Sunday the 3rd day of the waning moon of the 7th lunar month
in the year of the pig, or 1129 Thai minor era, which is June
14, 1767 B.E. If this assumption is true, it can be concluded
that Chanthaburi City Pillar Shrine might be constructed around
1767 B.E. Nevertheless, the city pillar shrine at present is not
the same shrine with the one that King Taksin had built about
250 years ago. The old one was probably made of laterite, which
still has traces in a dilapidated condition. Bodhi trees and
Siamese rough bushes (Koi trees) have grown and covered the
shrine, making it look different from the past. As for the
city pillar shrine these days, it was an ordinary-shaped wooden
shrine situated between two Koi trees. Later, in 1981,
Chanthaburi Province had a shrine built, in order to bury the
city pillar inside and have a new statue of the guardian spirit
molded. The shrine is a mortared house in Thai style with four
gable ends. It has Chofah (ornamental roof points shaped like
the head of the Garuda), Bai Raka (toothlike ridges on the
sloping edges of a gable), and the pagoda on the top. Besides,
nearby the city pillar shrine, there is a small spectacular
shrine in Chinese style which makes the city pillar shrine
become more and more magnificent. However, if you have a chance
to visit Chanthaburi Province, do not forget to pay homage to
Chanthaburi sacred objects at the city pillar shrine.
Direction: From Sukhumvit Road, turn right at Raiya Intersection
to Rak Sak Chamul Road. After around 6 kilometer drive, there
will be a junction. Turn left to Tha Luang Road for around 600
meters and the city pillar shrine is there. Opening time and
date: Everyday from 5.30 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
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Mueang |
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Afternoon |
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Free |
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12.616312 N |
102.110738 E |
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