Phanom
Rung Historical Park
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This is a grand and majestic Khmer site over a thousand years old.
Built on an extinct volcano, it is originally a Hindu religious site
and later became a Buddhist one. During the 15th-18th Buddhist century,
several additions were made.
The first thing visitors see when they arrive at the site is the grand
stairway from the foot of the hill up to the top. Most of the buildings
of the sanctuary are made of laterite and sandstone, all with elaborate
designs. The buildings are lined all the way to the main pagoda. This
layout is according to Hindu belief of the layout of the heaven of
the god Shiva.
The main pagoda is a large one with a square base and facing east.
The designs on the pagoda, columns, doorway, and lintels are exquisite,
most telling a story of gods in Hinduism. From these designs and the
architecture, it is surmised that the pagoda, the stairway and the
Naga bridge were built during the 17th Buddhist century. Each building
has descriptive designs telling people the purpose for its construction,
its usefulness and the beliefs of ancient people.
Phanom Rung is open daily from 06.00-18.00 hrs.
Getting to Phanom Rung by car is easy. The sanctuary is 64 kilometres
to the south of Buri Ram town. There are 2 ways to get there. Visitors
can proceed from Nang Rong to Prakhon Chai (Highway No. 24) and upon
reaching Ban Tako, there is a 12-kilometer road to Phanom Rung. Alternatively,
if visitors proceed from Prakhon Chai, there is a road from there
to the sanctuary with a distance of 21 kilometres. This route passes
a branch road into Mueang Tam sanctuary. Visitors can rent air-conditioned
vans in town.
Visitors traveling by bus from Nakhon Ratchasima can take the Nakhon
Ratchasima-Surin bus and get off at Ban Tako (124 kilometres from
Nakhon Ratchasima). From Ban Tako, a motorcycle service is available
to take visitors to the site (fare according to agreement). There
is 1 accommodation near the site. |
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