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English: Situated in Don Chedi district, the monument was created in order to commemorate the victory over the Burmese Crown Prince in 1592. The area features a monument of King Naresuan riding a war elephant. The monument size is one and a half his size. The monument shows the action of King Naresuan with his scythe got ready for the fight. The mahout sat behind him threw both hands up in the air with peacock feathers got ready to announce victory. The monument was designed by master Silp Pirasri in 1956, worked with 3 sculptors were Sittidej Sanghirun, Pakorn Leksun and Sanan Silakorn. H.M.the king Rama IX presided the opening day on January 25th, 1959.
In the area there is also the Yutthahatthi Chedi which was built by King Naresuan. In 1952, the Royal Thai Army was responsible for the renovation and the construction of a large round-shaped chedi in Sri Lank arts with 66 metres in height to cover the former. Inside the chedi display historical exhibitions presented through light, sound, and motion, and hundreds of miniature models depicting Thai-Burmese war. |
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| Source | Work created under contract with the Department of Tourism, Ministry of Tourism and Sports. Published with author's permission |
| Author | Mr.Peerapong Prasutr |
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