Wat Chedi Luang Worawihan, Chiang Mai

Price: 50 Baht. One of the main temples of the city. Once, was the tallest building of the kingdom, but the upper part of the pagoda fallen with an earthquake. Still, the structure is impressive, specially the elephant in the second floor of the structure. In this place you can also see the pillar of the city, is near the entrance, it’s a important place, one of the biggest festival is about this structure. You can also see a copy of the Emerald Buddha (here was the original place of the icon until was moved to Luang Prabang and Bangkok)

The main temple hall was under renovation while we were there. Which was a shame as we have been told that the main hall is the highlight of this temple. However, we still enjoy this temple overall. Nice to see ancient ruined that reminiscent of ancient Northern empire that used to rule in this part of Thailand. Similar to other temple in the city, there are multiple smaller temple hall that you could go wondering around and learn about the meaning and teaching that each temple has to offer. Note that it does get very hot and humid during the day, so best try to plan to avoid this.

If you stay in Old City, I recommend you to go for a walk in the evening and feel a different charm from the daytime. It's like a gift that we meet by chance. When you meet a magnificent old tower, you will be amazed without realizing it. It's also good to go around the huge tower and enjoy the various Buddha statues around you.

Very solemn place and I appreciated it because it was not very crowded. I was able to enjoy the place. Unfortunately a lot of the temples are under renovation. But I’m sure once the construction is done, the place will be more majestic. There’s a clean toilet which is very rare in a very touristic place.

Went there in the evening. While the sanctum sanctotum was closed, i could still roam around. A surreal experience with scenic lighting on the dome. Against the moon background, it was a spectacular visual treat. Though right next to a main road, it was still very silent across the campus. The lying pose of Buddha in the dim light and silence is a visual i could carry as a souvenir. The place has good number of parking lots, very neat campus with clean toilets. It's also near to good hotels and cafe's. A great temple for a serene and divine feeling within walking distance from city.