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Don Chedi War Elephant Memorial |
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พระบรมราชานุสาวรีย์สมเด็จพระนเรศวรมหาราช |
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King Naresuan the Great’s
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Somdet Phra Naresuan
Maharat Monument |
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Royal monument of King Naresuan the Great or Elephant battle war
chedi is not plainly a tourist attraction but it is also a
significant place in Thai history. The famous elephant battle
between King Naresuan the Great and Crown Prince of Burma was
held here and the victory freed Thai from Burma. The area used
to be residential farm land before many antiques were discovered
and identified as weapons and other war equipment. For instance,
ancient bullets, war horse’s badges and war horse’s and war
elephant’s accessories etc. Then, the place began to be noticed.
In addition, there is an ancient chedi from Ayutthaya period
that looks like stupa. It is believed that this stupa was made
for the body of Crown Prince of Burma. A skeleton was found
inside the old chedi.
The monument also has exhibits and
antiques in the buildinghoping to encourage historical learning
to visitor. There’s a museum room presenting King
Naresuan’sbiography. This room has a fee of 20 baht.
Visitor can easily travel to Royal monument of King Naresuan the
Great by taking main road number 324 from Kanchanaburi and turn
right at 14th kilometer then drive for around 4 kilometers.
There are clear signs of directions along the way. The
travelling is quite convinient. |
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Kanchanaburi |
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Phanom Thuan |
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Don
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