• Wat Phra Kaeo

The Temple of the Emerald Buddha in Chiang Rai center is historically significant being the site where the famous Emerald Buddha, Thailand’s most sacred religious statue, now in Bangkok’s Grand Palace, was discovered in 1434. The temple is home to a replica jade Buddha, and it features traditional Lanna architecture with the characteristic multi-tiered roof and ornate gables. In the temple’s museum Buddha statues and religious artifacts.