History In 1569, having taken Ayutthaya, King Bayinnaung of Hongsawadi (now part of Myanmar) built a large chedi in the Mon style, next to the Buddhist temple of Wat Phukhao Thong, to commemorate his victory. The Mon-style chedi was never completed, only the base was ever constructed when in 1587, Prince Naresuan, to commemorate his victory over the Burmese in 1584 following Ayutthaya's liberation from Burma, decided to build a Thai-style chedi over the base of the still-unfinished chedi. Over the next two centuries the chedi fell into disrepair. In a restoration during the reign of King Boromakot (ruled 1733–1758) a new chedi in Thai style, having a square plan with indented corners, was rebuilt, Information panels in the grounds of Wat Phukhao Thong, written by Thai Fine Arts Department, transcribed 2008 which is the chedi's present design.
History In 1569, having taken Ayutthaya, King Bayinnaung of Hongsawadi (now part of Myanmar) built a large chedi in the Mon style, next to the Buddhist temple of Wat Phukhao Thong, to commemorate his victory. The Mon-style chedi was never completed, only the base was ever constructed when in 1587, Prince Naresuan, to commemorate his victory over the Burmese in 1584 following Ayutthaya's liberation from Burma, decided to build a Thai-style chedi over the base of the still-unfinished chedi. Over the next two centuries the chedi fell into disrepair. In a restoration during the reign of King Boromakot (ruled 1733–1758) a new chedi in Thai style, having a square plan with indented corners, was built on the base of the ruin. Information panels in the grounds of Wat Phukhao Thong, written by Thai Fine Arts Department, transcribed 2008 
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rebuilt,
built on the base of the ruin.
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which is the chedi's present design.