Wat Chedi Liam (originally Wat Ku Kham; also written as Wat Chedi Liem) is one of the wats in the ancient Thai city of Wiang Kum Kam, now part of present day Chiang Mai. The original name Wat Ku Kham means 'The temple of the Gold Chedi' and the later name means 'Temple with Angular Chedi'. Monks still reside here.
The temple was built c.1287 and remained in use during the early Lan Na period after the new city of Chiang Mai had been established b...
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Wat Chedi Liam (originally Wat Ku Kham; also written as Wat Chedi Liem) is one of the wats in the ancient Thai city of Wiang Kum Kam, now part of present day Chiang Mai. The original name Wat Ku Kham means 'The temple of the Gold Chedi' and the later name means 'Temple with Angular Chedi'. Monks still reside here.
The temple was built c.1287 and remained in use during the early Lan Na period after the new city of Chiang Mai had been established by King Mangrai the Great.
The current buildings are from a renovation in 1908 CE by a Burmese trader. Because of this many of the decorations of the wat are Burmese in style. For example, all but one of the monks Buddha images on the chedi are wearing the yellow Burmese colourings rather than the white Thai colours.
The chedi was also renovated in 1992 CE when a number of other improvements were made to the site. Not all of these improvements were popular, nor where some needed repairs carried out. Despite its great age the wat is used in much...
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