Wat Phra That Hariphunchai
Lamphun

Originally it was a Royal Palace of Cham Devi’s dynasty, according to King Athitayaraja’s dream that the palace used to be a place for enshrining Buddha’s hair, the king then built a mondapa-shaped stupa covering it. In 1043 A.D., it became the royal monastery which located in the heart of Hariphunchai city. At the time of Chiangmai’s rule, the stupa was renovated into Lanna style. The stupa is typically built with “Jang-Go” Gold (Copper sheet covered with gold leaf) with flower design at eight cardinal points and eight bas-relief roofted-Buddha images in between. There is a seven-layered golden umbrella (Shatra) at its top. Phra That Hariphunchai is one of the seven greatest holy sacred places in Thailand. The Phra That is a horoscope of cock’s year.