First Church, Chiang Rai

#BeautifulChurch Church No. 1 Wiang Chiang Rai .. Location: Rattanakhet Road, Wiang Subdistrict, Mueang District, Chiang Rai Province .. Designed by the architect, Dr. William A. Briggs .. Built since 1914 and received the Conservation Building Award from the Association of Siamese Architects in 2012 .. Church No. 1 Wiang Chiang Rai is the first church in Chiang Rai that Dr. William A. Briggs, an American Presbyterian missionary, bought this land in 1910 and began building the temple in 1912 using funds from the American Presbyterian group that requested donations. The temple was completed in 1914 .. This church has a building plan in the shape of a cross (Latin cross), an architectural style influenced by colonial architecture #VisitChiangRai #100TravelWays