built in 1464 by King Borommatrailokanat on the site of the original town. In 1465, the king, along with 2,348 followers, was ordained as a monk here. As the province's oldest historical site, the corncob shaped prang(tower) is well known and studied by students of archaeology and history. Of a highly individual style and pattern, it boasts extremely ornate and elaborate plaster design of immense interest and value found nowhere else in the