Replica Funeral Pyre to be Built in Chiang Mai

 | Wed 13 Sep 2017 09:15 ICT

CityNews – Chiang Mai is expected to have a model of the royal funeral pyre at the International Exhibition and Convention Centre as a monument of the late HM King Rama IX by October 10th 2017.

The project is under the supervision of the Department of Public Works and Town & Country Planning, who decided that the replica funeral pyre should be constructed in the city on a base of 8 metres by 8 metres.

The foundation has already been completed and the the model is expected to be completed by October 10th before the royal funeral that will take place on the 26th of October in Bangkok.