Ho Woht 101 (หอโหวด ๑๐๑), i.e. ‘Roi Et Woht Tower’ is the name of a 101 meter high tower built in the form of a woht, a folk instrument from Isaan, i.e. northeastern Thailand. It opened in December 2020 as a new landmark in the city of Roi Et, and is also known by the names Roi Et (City View) Tower, 101 Tower, and simply Ho Woht. The tower is highly symbolic as it combines the province's name in its height, as Roi Et means ‘101’, with its local symbol and OTOP product, the woht. The interior of the building is decorated with depictions of local and contemporary stories, as well as with a crystal Lagerstroemia macrocarpa flower, the provincial flower, known in Thai as dok inthanin-bok (ดอกอินทนิลบก). In the small park surrounding the tower, is a purple path, the royal colour of Princess Sirinthon, who inaugurated the tower, as well as the colour of the provincial flower. Also in this surrounding park is a memorial shrine that commemorates the 80th birthday of King Rama IX and enshrines the 80th anniversary logo, which consists of the King's emblem topped by several white chattra (royal parasol) and a chadah (royal crown) over a yan (auspicious sign). Along the sides and below runs a pinkish-red streamer with a commemorative text in white. Below, between the streamer and the logo, it has the Thai number 80 (๘๐). Lining the purple path at intervals are large scale replicas of other landmark towers from around the world, as well as of the Roi Et Tower itself and of Bangkok's iconic Maha Nakhon Building. The city's name Roi Et (ร้อยเอ็ด), literally ‘Hundred-and-One’, is believed to have derived from the fact that the ancient city had 11 city gates and was surrounded by 11 satellite states, eleven being pronounced ‘sip-et’ (10-1) in Thai, which over time evolved into 101. In the city centre is a large artificial lake called Beung Plaan Chai (บึงพลาญชัย), with a small island on which the sahn lak meuang (ศาลหลักเมือง) or city pillar shrine is located. Every provincial capital has its own city pillar, believed to house the city's guardian spirit. It represents the centre of town and the point from which distances between cities are measured. On top of the hill upon which the city pillar is located is a small monument that consists of a replica of the Thai Constitution, i.e. a black folded book with the emblem of the Royal Garuda, placed on top of a gilded  phaan, i.e. a bowl with a base or foot, which in turn is placed on another, somewhat larger, phaan. On each side of the hexagonal stone base upon which it is erected, is a different Thai word that summarizes the basic principles of the Constitution.  In front of the bridge onto the island park is a monument of King Rama VI, whilst the backdrop to the west is the front of the Buddhist temple Wat Beung Phra Lan Chai (วัดบึงพระลานชัย), a name similar to, yet not exactly the same as that of the lake. 回