I took a local tour with a super duper knowledgeable tour guide called Bim. She is one of the best tour guides among all the tours I've been in Chiang mai and chiang rai. Despite just a statue but the story behind is significant and worth noting and also shared with everyone who loves stories like me. These 3 gentlemen are the ones to form an alliance, and I would say the founding fathers of the Siam Kingdom. King Mangrai (the one in the centre) stopped the fuel between the other 2 monarchs, and he is the founder of chiang mai in Lanna kingdom. I like the story where the princess of Lanna Kingdom sacrifices herself to be the bride of the current Thai monarch to protect Lanna from being invaded by foreign countries. Subsequent chiang mai is part of what Thailand is today and become as 1 country. And that bring some changes to the locals where everyone are required to only speak 1 language - there are minorities that able to speak Lanna language and is a dying language if there isn't interest young generations wanting to learn. I also learned the building behind used to be the former royal palace of the Lanna kingdom but once they have formed to be part of Thailand, there is only 1 ruler and 1 king. And I understand the former Lanna royals are now normal subjects like me and you. They are occasionally being invited to attend and officiate events, there are still some form of respect withheld in the locals. Is really worthy of engaging a local tour guide that can explain and share history with tourist. Right outside the square, you will see a mini replica of the chiang mai city. And from there you can actually witness the different gates that form the old city once a point a time.