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Phra Pathom Chedi (พระปฐมเจดีย์)
Thai. Name of a bell-shaped
pagoda, situated in the city of
Nakhon Pathom. With a
height of 127 meters, it claims to be the tallest Buddhist structure in the world. The original monument, now overarched by this enormous
pagoda, was erected in the 6th century AD by
Theravada Buddhists from
Dvaravati.
However, in the early 11th century AD the
Khmer King
Suryavarman I conquered the city and had a
prang
built over the sanctuary. Yet, after the 1057
invasion by the Burmese from
Pagan, led by
King Anuruddha, the prang was destroyed and it remained that way until King
Mongkut (fig.) had it restored in 1860, by building the present
chedi over the ruins
(fig.).
See MAP.
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