Wat Chang Lom, Si Satchanalai Historical Park, Sukhothai

Wat Chang Lom, Si Satchanalai Historical Park, Sukhothai Wat Chang Lom was built by King Ramkhamhaeng the Great in 1285 A.D., the 3rd reign of Sukhothai kingdom. Wat Chang Lom has a large stupa of the round bell-shaped Singhalese style made in laterite. The square base of 31 meters sides is in three receding tiers with such decorative features as of 39 elephant caryatids, balustrade and niches containing stucco Buddha images. A stairway at the front gives access to the main body of the stupa. The stupa is enclosed by 50 meters in length laterite walls on four sides. Entrance is by the front and the back doors only as other doors are only mocked facades. In front of the stupa lies the foundation of a large vihan and the ruins of a small stupa and a small vihan.