The Stupa (Phar Prang
)This is the most important monument in thetemple. King Rama II considered that the originalprang which was 16 meters in height should bereconstructed as the glory of the city, but he passedaway shortly after the beginning the task. King RamaIII completed the structure and crowned it with amulti-pronged bronze pinnacle.This task was performed by Rama IV.It is 81 meters high and is surrounded by smallerprangs and mondops on each side and in between. ThePhra Buddha Prang, as the great central tower iscalled, has three circumambulatory galleries runningaround it, which can be reached by climbing any oneof the four very steep staircases. Above each staircasethere is a niche with a figure of Indra on his three-headed elephant Erawan.The crown on the summit was originally made tobe given to the presiding Buddha image at Wat NangNong. When the nine pronged finial was to be raised