Wat Chang Lom Traditional Cache
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The Wat is on the NE side of Sukhothai Historical Park.
I really liked this temple, because of all the elephant sculptures surrounding the base. This Wat is off the main road. From the Kamphoen Hak Gate, go towards Sukhothai, turn left off of the main road, then turn right onto a dirt road then straight for about 100m. It's on the left side. In a somewhat obscure location east of the old city walls, Wat Chang Lom is seldom visited - so much the better for you! I probably wouldn't have visited it were it not for a bit of serendipity. It is right by the Legendha Resort when I noticed the spire of the temple's main chedi poking up behind the hotel. On investigating, I found this wonderful temple, with its giant bell-shaped stupa standing on a square base lined with elephants. To the east of the chedi are the remains of a large prayer hall and several smaller stupas. Across a moat are the remains, I think, of the ordination hall. The temple was built in the late fourteenth century.
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