Kamphaeng Phet City Pillar Shrine

#Where to travel this summer Kamphaeng Phet City Pillar Shrine is therefore associated with stability and unshakeable. It is therefore suitable for praying for blessings regarding residence, career, lost items, loved ones, etc. It is a place where tourists usually stop by to pray for blessings regarding residence, lost items, and wanting them back, as well as to enhance the auspiciousness of life stability. It is believed that Kamphaeng Phet City Pillar Shrine is associated with stability and unshakeableness, strengthening the mind. Establishing the "City Pillar Shrine" This Kamphaeng Phet City Pillar Shrine is believed to have been built during the reign of King Maha Thammaracha I (Lithai), who once ruled over Kamphaeng Phet. It is made of round laterite about 2 meters long, buried about one meter above the ground. There is a deity's head on top of the laterite. During the reign of King Chulalongkorn, the roof of the shrine collapsed and crushed the city pillar and deity's head. After that, it was in a state of desolation for a long time until the year 2472, when Deputy Amat Ek Luang Montrirat (Wan), the prosecutor of Kamphaeng Phet Province, initiated the construction of a new City Pillar Shrine as a Thai-style pavilion. The restoration of the City Pillar Shrine is reported to have occurred in the year 2488 when someone stole the head of a guardian deity. Luang Pariwat Worawichit (Chan Charoenchai), the governor of Kamphaeng Phet Province, ordered a new construction using soil from the highest peak of Khao Luang, soil from the center of the church and the center of the old pagoda in Kamphaeng Phet, Sukhothai, Si Satchanalai, Phitsanulok, and Tak Provinces. Later, Mr. Chaow Watsutlapha traveled to assume the position of governor of Kamphaeng Phet Province in October 2525. He went to pay homage to the City Pillar Shrine and felt that the City Pillar Shrine was in a dilapidated and unsightly state. Therefore, the City Pillar Shrine was renovated to be worthy of its status as a sacred object of the city. In the renovation of the City Pillar Shrine this time, the correctness and completeness of the City Pillar Shrine's design were taken into account. Including local traditions and customs. This newly renovated City Pillar Shrine is a four-sided building with a perimeter of 17.5 x 17.5 meters, approximately 19 meters higher than the original level, facing the four directions in accordance with astrological principles. It is a reinforced concrete building with a marble floor in the color of laterite. The construction is scheduled to be completed and the ceremony to invite the City Pillar and the head of the guardian deity will be held on May 5, 1984, which is the Chatramongkol Day. His Majesty the King graciously appointed His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn to represent him in the ceremony to anoint the City Pillar on April 16, 1984. #Kamphaeng Phet City Pillar Shrine #Kamphaeng Phet attractions