Cheewin Sattha
Chiang Mai: Phra That Doi Suthep has scrapped plans to build a large golden dome to quell public concerns that the structure would be an eyesore and obstruct the view from the popular mountaintop temple.
A temple development committee yesterday announced the dome project had been scrapped, two years after work started.
Complaints had been raised on social media
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that the dome would obstruct the view from Phra That Doi Suthep, which overlooks Chiang Mai, and that the design would clash with the temple’s traditional style.