The Wat Chedi Chet Thaeo is a large temple located in the central zone of the Si Satchanalai Historical Park, the ancient town contained within a system of defensive walls. Its name translates to “the temple with seven rows of chedis”. The Wat Chedi Chet Thaeo was built between 1340 and 1350 by Sukhothai King Lithai.
Surrounded by a boundary wall with four gates, the Wat Chedi Chet Thaeo is an attractive temple with numerous monuments in various styles.
The temple comprises of a principal chedi, a viharn and 32 subordinate chedis. Because of the large number of chedis historians believe that the Wat Chedi Chet Thaeo is the funerary temple of the Si Satchanalai rulers.
