Sukhothai - Wat Chedi Sung

Farther east the Wat Chedi Sung has a towering simple but effectively decorated chedi, a fine balance of strength and nobility. This stucco covered chedi from the late 14th c. ranges among the most beautiful sacral buildings of Sukhothai architecture. The high foundations on a square base has Srivijaya characteristics, whereas the narrow bell on an octagonal base has distinct Singhalese traits.

On both sides of the road to New Sukhothai are several complexes of old houses on stilts made of teak and linked by footbridges.