The most visible highlight at Wat Phra That Choeng Chum is the 24m-high Lao-style chedi, which was erected in the 17th century over a smaller 11th-century Khmer prang and is now topped by a solid-gold umbrella. The name means 'Stupa of the Gathering of the Footprints Temple' because it was built above four Buddha footprints, which many Thais believe were left by four incarnations of the Buddha.
Also on the grounds are a gorgeous modern Lan Xang–style bòht, a simple century-old Isan-style bòht , and an octagonal hŏr đrai that now houses a little museum : If you want to look inside, ask a monk to get the key. The top of the western gate resembles the wax castles carved for Ork Phansaa.
