Invite to visit Wat Marutkhanakorn

Phra That Marukhanakorn was built in 1993. It looks like Phra That Phanom but is smaller. It is made of square bricks and mortar. The base is 20 meters wide on each side. The chedi is 50.9 meters high, which means it was built on the occasion of His Majesty the King's 50th anniversary of accession to the throne. The 9 points represent the 9th reign. Phra That Marukhanakorn is the youngest chedi of Phra That Phanom. However, Wat Marukhanakorn is almost three hundred years old. It was built by Phra Boromracha, the Lord of Marukhanakorn. It used to be a prosperous temple until 1767 when the city was eroded by water and the riverbank collapsed. An epidemic broke out and many people died. Therefore, the city was moved to a new city at Ban Nong Chan, Tambon Tha Kho, Amphoe Mueang, Nakhon Phanom. The sacred relics found from the ruins of the chedi in the past are enshrined, along with gems, rings, silver, and gold. In the temple, there is a Naga statue called Suwanna Naga, with a path leading down to a stream, which was a pier in the past when it was the city of Marukhanakorn. Along with Naga stairs as a way down to the pier Address: Don Nang Hong Subdistrict, That Phanom District, Nakhon Phanom Province Phra That Maruk Khanakhon is one of the seven chedis for each day of birth in Nakhon Phanom Province (Phra That Phanom enshrines the main chedi, while the other six are subordinate chedis) and is considered a subordinate chedi of Phra That Phanom. It is the youngest of the seven chedis. Wat Maruk Khanakhon, where this chedi is enshrined, is almost three hundred years old. It was built by Phra Boromracha Chao Aew Kan, the ruler of Maruk Khanakhon. It was a prosperous temple of the city but was later abandoned. The remains of the temple were found at Don Nang Hong Songkhro School, opposite the current location of the temple. Phra That Maruk Khanakhon is one of the seven chedis for each day of birth in Nakhon Phanom Province (Phra That Phanom enshrines the main chedi, while the other six are subordinate chedis) and is considered a subordinate chedi of Phra That Phanom. The youngest of the seven chedis, Wat Marukkanok, where this chedi is enshrined, is almost three hundred years old. It was built by Phra Boromracha Chao Aewkan, the ruler of Mueang Marukkanok. It was a prosperous city temple but was later abandoned. The remains of the temple were found at Don Nang Hong Songkhro School, opposite the current location of the temple. Phra That Marukkanok is one of the seven chedis for each day of birth in Nakhon Phanom Province (Phra That Phanom enshrines the main chedi, while the other six are satellite chedis). It is considered a satellite chedi of Phra That Phanom. The youngest of the seven chedis, Wat Marukkanok, where this chedi is enshrined, is almost three hundred years old. It was built by Phra Boromracha Chao Aewkan, the ruler of Mueang Marukkanok. It was a prosperous city temple but was later abandoned. The remains of the temple were found at Don Nang Hong Songkhro School, opposite the current location of the temple.