Baan Sao Nak, Lampang
Baan Sao Nak in Lampang is a centuries-old teak mansion famous for its 116 supporting pillars, offering visitors a glimpse into traditional northern Thai architecture and lifestyle.
Baan Sao Nak, Lampang
Baan Sao Nak - the many-pillared house - was built in 1895 in Lampang's old quarter and takes its name from the 116 teak posts that carry it. It was the home of a local noble family and combines Lanna and Burmese building traditions, which is what the teak trade did to this town.
The house is raised well clear of the ground in the northern manner, with wide plank floors, shuttered walls and a broad shaded verandah running round. It is furnished as a private house rather than staged as a museum, with lacquerware, silver, ceramics and family photographs left in place, and the underfloor space used as it always was.
It stands in the Wiang Nuea district among other surviving teak houses, and Lampang's horse carriages - the only town in Thailand where they still work the streets - pass the door.
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