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The Main Chedi
Chiang Mai
ArchitectureThe Main Chedi

This chedi is a bell shape chedi. It has square base with thirty-six corners. At the very bottom next to the floor appears the top edge of the balcony backboard. Next up is the three layers main base in the square plan, adding more angles which is a lotus base at the second and third floor. The corner is decorated with stupicas on the first and second floor and purnaghata(abundance pot) on the third floor. Next up is a two layers invers lotus base in an octagonal plan, three layers flat circular base, the bell, short cone shape spire and long minaret.

The Small Chedi
Mae Hong Son
ArchitectureThe Small Chedi

It has flat base and lotus base in octagon plan, arches on all four sides, two layers lotus base supporting the bell, spire and minaret.

The Big Phra That Chedi
Mae Hong Son
ArchitectureThe Big Phra That Chedi

This chedi is a bell shape chedi. It has two layer flat base and three layer lotus base that decorate with singha, norasingha, purnaghata(abundance pot) and stupika, the short bell in the circular plan, short cone shape, spire and tiered umbrella on top.