Phiphithaphan
Hohng Luang Saeng Kaew,
literally the ‘Principal Palace of the Shining Crystal Museum’, yet in English usually
referred to as Saeng Kaew Museum, in the city of
Chiang Rai.
It is located within the premises —and part of—
Wat Phra Kaew, i.e.
the ‘Temple of the Jewelled Buddha’,
which is usually referred to as the
Emerald Buddha
(fig.),
Saeng Kaew Museum
Saeng Kaew Museum
It consists of two floors and
focuses on the history and
development of Wat Phra Kaew, with ample displays of Buddhist as well as
Lan Na artifacts.
