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Wat Chang Lom, Sukhothai

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Wat Chang Lom is a Buddhist temple within the Sukhothai Historical Park in northern Thailand, a UNESCO World Heritage site preserving the ruins of the Sukhothai Kingdom. The temple's most distinctive feature is a bell-shaped Sri Lankan-style stupa raised on a square base and surrounded by stucco elephants depicted as supporting the structure. The temple's name translates to 'the temple surrounded by elephants,' referring to this sculptural arrangement that survives in partially intact form.

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Where is Wat Chang Lom?

Wat Chang Lom is inside Sukhothai Historical Park in northern Thailand. The park preserves the ruins of the Sukhothai Kingdom and is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

What is distinctive about Wat Chang Lom’s stupa?

Its bell-shaped stupa is built in a Sri Lankan style and stands on a square base. Sculpted elephants appear around the base, giving the temple its name, which means “temple surrounded by elephants.”

What does Wat Chang Lom have to do with the Sukhothai Kingdom?

The temple belongs to the architectural landscape of the Sukhothai Kingdom, one of Thailand’s formative historic states. Its design shows the period’s connections with Sri Lankan Buddhist artistic traditions.

Why are elephants shown around Wat Chang Lom?

The elephants are arranged around the lower part of the stupa as if they support or carry it. This symbolic arrangement is a defining visual feature of Wat Chang Lom within Sukhothai Historical Park.

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