Chedi Chang Lom Elephant Chedi At The Wat Chiang Man Temple, Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand. Stock Photo

Wat Chiang Man is a Buddhist temple Thai language: Wat inside the old city which is contained within the city walls and moat of Chiang Mai, in northern Thailand. Wat Chiang Man was built by Mangrai :209 in 1297 CE as the first temple of Chiang Mai on the location of Wiang Nopburi, a fortified town of the Lawa people which had been used by King Mangrai as a camp during the construction of his new capital city Chiang Mai. Chedi Chang Lom - the `Elephant Chedi` is the oldest construction within the temple complex.