Pattaya - Khao Chee Chan

Khao Chee Chan Carved Buddha Mountain, the magnificent cliff facet, displays the outline of a sitting Sukhothai-Lanna Buddha inlaid with gold leaf. This noble work is constructed for dedication to the commemoration of His Majesty the King’s Golden Jubilee, the 50th anniversary of his accession to the throne.

This noteworthy Buddha inlaid image is 130-metre-high and is royally- given name is Phra Phuttha Maha Wachira Utta Mopat Satsada, meaning that Lord Buddha is virtuous and glorious as Maha Wachira (the Great Wisdom).

The encompassing areas are a wide variety of decorated gardens, flowering plants and many of pavilions for meditation. In front of the cliff face are revered shrines for visitors to pay respect and a number of pools planted with lotus flowers.


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