Phra Pathom Chedi (Thai พระปฐมเจดีย์) is the highest stupa of the world with a height of 127 m. It is located in the town Nakhon Pathom, Thailand. A stupa in Tibet A stupa (from the Sanskrit) is a type of Buddhist structure found across the Indian subcontinent and Asia. ... Phra Pathom Chedi Nakhon Pathom is a town in central Thailand, capital of the Nakhon Pathom Province. ...
The name Phra Pathom Chedi means Holy chedi (stupa) of the beginning. The stupa at the location is first mentioned in scriptures of the year 675, however archaelogical findings date a first stupa to the 4th century. In the 11th century it was overbuilt with a Khmer style prang, which was later overgrown by the jungle. The ruin was visited several times by the later King Mongkut during his time as a monk, and after his coronation he ordered the building of a new and more magnificent chedi at the site. After 17 years of construction it was finished in 1870, and the population of nearby Nakhon Chai Si was ordered to move to the newly created town around the chedi. King Mongkut (Rama IV), (October 18, 1804 – October 18, 1868) was king of Thailand from 1851 to 1868. ...
In 2005 the building was submitted to the UNESCO as a future world heritage site. UNESCO logo The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, commonly known as UNESCO, is a specialized agency of the United Nations system established in 1946. ... Elabana Falls is in Lamington National Park, part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves World Heritage site in Queensland, Australia. ...
PhraPathomChedi is the official provincial symbol of Nakhon Pathom.
The present PhraPathomChedi was built during the reign of King Rama IV in 1853, under his royal command, the new Chedi was constructed to cover the former Chedi of which the shape was of an upside down bell shape with a Prang top.
During the reign of King Rama VI, Wat PhraPathom was renovated and later the temple became the royal temple of King Rama VI.
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