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Wat Umong is located against the mountains of Doi Suthep and is about 1 km south of the main campus of Chiang Mai University. The wat occupies a tranquil setting and a small open zoo is stationed behind it.
The wooden assembly hall is a rare example of a former ho kham or royal hall, which served as a royal residence and public hall for Mahotaraprathet, the fifth ruler of Chiang Mai from 1846 to 1854. The wooden building was moved to its current location in 1876 by the seventh ruler of Chiang Mai, Inthawichayanon, while renovating Wat Chedi Luang.
Wat Chedi Luang during the yearly Inthakin Festival, Chiang Mai Wat Phra That Lampang Luang, Lampang Wat Phumin, Nan. Wat Aranyawiwake; Wat Den Sali Si Mueang Kaen วัดเด่นสะหลีศรีเมืองแกน, also known as Wat Ban Den (วัดบ้านเด่น),
The viewing spot to see Chiang Mai is a propped cantilever with around a 15-foot drop over the edge. Even looking at the wooden wihan and the monk's residence further down the hill, they both exist on the north–south plane pointing towards the chedi.
The brickwork of the large chedi is left mostly bare; this in contrast to the, often recently, stuccoed chedis of other temples in Chiang Mai. Of note are the finely sculptured Nāgas and wooden temple façade. The temple is aligned along a north–south axis – most Buddhist temples are orientated towards the east, towards the rising sun.
Wat Suan Dok in 1886 photographed from above. Wat Suan Dok was founded by King Kue Na of Lanna for the monk Sumana Thera in the year 1370 CE.The temple was built in the centre of Wiang Suan Dok (Thai: เวียงสวนดอก), a walled settlement (Wiang, Thai: เวียง) of the Lawa people older than Chiang Mai itself.