Alangkorn Chedi

King Rama 5 ordered Phraya Chanthaburi to construct this Chedi when he paid the royal visit to Philo waterfall in 1876.

Laterite

This Chedi is made of laterite and has a circumambulatory with a wall in a square plan. There are stairs on all 4 sides supporting a bell-shaped element in a round plan. There is a lotus base, a series of three convex moldings, a lotus base with pointed mouldings, the bell-shaped element, hamika, pillars, spire and finial.

King Rama 5 ordered the construction of this bell-shaped Chedi with laterite at Philo waterfall Chanthaburi, his favorite place, to serve as a memorial for his royal visit to the place. It also allows people to see the waterfall more clearly when worshiping the Chedi as this was the spot he stationed when paying the visit and he thought it had the most beautiful view. He chose laterite as he thought it was a strong material and was abundant in Chanthaburi. Building a Chedi close to a waterfall was a continuing royal will from King Rama 4 who also ordered the construction of a Chedi at Klong Narai waterfall Vhanthaburi, a place where he paid a visit.

พระบาทสมเด็จพระจุลจอมเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว. เสด็จประพาสจันทบุรีและอักขรานุกรมภูมิศาสตร์จังหวัดจันทบุรี. กรุงเทพฯ : ม.ป.พ., 2546.