Symbols
The provincial seal shows the Phra Pathom Chedi, at 127 meters the highest pagoda in the world. It is located in the center of the city Nakhon Pathom, and has been an important Buddhist center since the 6th century. The current building was created by king Mongkut in 1860. On the pagoda a royal crown is depicted, the symbol for King Mongkut's work on reconstructing the pagoda.
The provincial tree is Diospyros decandra. The provincial slogan is sweet pomelos, delicious rice, beautiful young ladies.
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