King Taksin the Great Shrine |
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ศาลสมเด็จพระเจ้าตากสินมหาราช |
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ถนนท่าหลวง อำเภอเมือง จังหวัดจันทบุรี 22000 |
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King Taksin Shrine is located on Tha Luang Road in front of
Taksin Camp in Chanthaburi Province. The building, which has a
nonagon shape with the roof like a hat with sharp top, houses
the statue of King Taksin inside. The shrine was constructed
from the villager’s faith so the people in Chanthaburi and
nearby provinces can pay homage for their luck. At first,
this shrine was just a wooden shrine next to the city pillar
shrine. In 1920, when M.C. Saritdet Chayangkul was the intendant
of Chanthaburi Province, he had a new shrine built in front of
the Marine Camp. It was a rectangular shrine made of concrete
and had four gable ends. There were three stairs in the front
and on the two sides. The shrine was designed by the Department
of Fine Arts. Inside the shrine, the statue of King Taksin’s
personal god was housed and there was no statue of the king
himself like there is in the present. Later, in 1991, the
government officers, the merchants, and the people in
Chanthaburi Province had donated their money to build the new
King Taksin Shrine adjacent to the old one. The new shrine is
made of marble. It has a nonagon shape with the roof like a hat
with sharp top and is adorned with gilded pattern. The height
from the floor to the top is 16.9 meters. The top of the shrine
is a gold nine-tiered umbrella. Inside the shrine, there is a
statue of King Taksin which is casted with blackened brass and
is in the position of governing the country. The wall inside is
painted elegantly in rice-grain-shaped Thai design. Every
year on December 28, which is the day when King Taksin ascended
the throne, the shrine arranged a celebration for everyone to
make merits, give food offerings to monks, and give contribution
to worship the shrine. This is to commemorate King Taksin’s
grace since he was able to restore the independence to the
kingdom of Thailand. The tourists or those who are interested
can visit and pay homage to the shrine every day free of charge.
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Mueang |
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Afternoon |
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Free |
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12.616492 N |
102.110042 E |
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