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Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan     
วัดพระมหาธาตุวรมหาวิหาร    
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 Description:   Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan is most important historical sites in southern Thailand which located on Ratchadamnoen Road in Nai Mueang Sub-district. The pagoda has a distinctive Sri Lankan style and high 55.78 metres. The temple is located on Ratchadamnoen Road in Nai Mueang Sub-District. The top is entirely covered by pure gold. Inside the temple are many buildings of importance, especially the royal building which has beautiful architecture from the Ayutthaya period and the Sam Chom building where the Buddha image attired in royal wardrobe Phra Si Thamma Sokarat is housed. There are also the Phra Maha Phinetkrom (the equestrian image) building, the Thap Kaset building, while the Khian and Pho Lanka buildings are used to display artifacts donated to the temple by Buddhists.  
 Province   Nakhon Si Thammarat  Direction:      
 District   Mueang     
 City   Nakhon Si Thammarat  Comments:      Official Web:    
 Genre   Temple      Related links:   http://whc.unesco.or  
 Best exposure   Morning         http://thailandforvi  
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 Entry fee   Free     Coordinates:    8.410798 N 99.966201 E  
                     
                     
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