������������Photograph of the City Gates and walls during the official inspection trip to Monthon Phayap at Lamphun in 1916 led by Chao Phraya Wongsanupraphan (M. R. Sathan Sanitwong Na Ayutthaya).
������������Only a little evidence is available about Lamphuns city wall. According to some academics, the ancient city of Haripunchai was located in the river basin where communication and the way of living depended mainly on the river. The city was in a square shape and the wall was that of double earthen embankments separated by a moat.
������������During the reign of Phraya Mueang Kaeo, 21st Century B.E., he had the wall, which was built in the 13th Buddhist Era, renovated as mentioned in the book entitled Tamnan Wat Phra That Haripunchai Woramahawihan revised by Singkha Wanasai from the original palm leaf manuscript written in Lanna script as follows:
������������The renovation of the city wall in the reign of Phra Mueang Kaeo took place on the auspicious day: the fifth day (Thursday) of the 5th waxing moon in the afternoon when the sun, Mercury, Saturn were fixed to the Scorpion zodiac sigh and Venus was at Gemini, Jupiter at Leo, Mars at Aries, the moon in Capricorn, at the 23 auspicious time was the horoscope of Haripunchai city wall drawn.
������������The new wall was 1,586 wa, (a wa =2 m.) and 2 sok (1 sok = 0.6 m.) long with 6 gates in the front. Along the Kwang River there were 3 gates: Thakham Gate, Thasingh Gate (pratukhua) and Thanang Gate. the north side had one gate called Changsi, 175 wa from Thanang Gate.
������������The director of the renovation was Phanyanoi. Construction materials were such things as 56,780 pieces of laterite and 6, 315,000 bricks. The wall was 3 meters high with leaf-shapes on top. Only some parts of the wall remain today.
������������On May 18, 1939, the municipality received permission to tear down six parts of the wall to link with roads in the city for convenient communication with the consent of the Province Committee of the Fine Arts Department by the signature of Luang Vichit Wathakan.
������������The six parts of the city wall that were demolished were:
������������1.Changsi Gate, 6 meters on each side.
������������2.The northern corner in front of Luang Manitthanakons house, 20 meters.
������������3.Near Nongdok, 20 meters.
������������4.The southern corner, 20 meters.
������������5.The city corner near Wat Thongsatcha, 20 meters.
������������6.Thanang Gate in the north, 10 meters.
������On February 24, 1943, the Lamphun municipality sought the approval from the Province Committee to demolish 7 mores spots of the wall and it was forwarded to the Fine Arts Department to be endorsec by the signature of Mr. Yong Sor. Anumanratchathon, the Director General.
������������1.The western wall directly to the lane of Wat Chang Si.
������������2.The western wall directly to the lane of Wat Sibunrueang.
������������3.The western wall directly to the lane to Ratchawong Road.
������������4.The western wall directly to the lane to Waenkham Road.
������������5.The eastern wall directly to Attharot Road.
������������6.The eastern wall directly to Chaimongkhon Road.
������������7.The southern wall directly to the lane cutting across Wang Khua.
������������On the 28th of December, 1948, the Lamphun Municipality requested more demolition through the Provincial Committee to the Fine Arts Department and it was endorsed by Prince Phanuphanyukhon, acting for the Director General. The wall on the northern corner and the west wall to Thanang Gate, 200 meters, was demolished since it had no significance in terms of ancient artifacts. It was ruined with only a small remnant left that could collapse and cause harm to the passersby. Therefore, only the Gate is left. The reason for this is for the sake of the citys growth and beauty and to accommodate the citys expansion.
Reference
Cremation Souvenir Book of Khun Pho Prasong Panyaphu: Samutphap
������������Phapkae laorueang mueang Lamphun.
������������(2009) [n.d., n. pl.].
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