Phanom Rung Historical Park
A Khmer temple of sandstone and laterite built on the rim of an extinct volcano, 402 metres up, between the 10th and 13th centuries. Raised for Shiva and later used by Buddhists, it is reached by a long processional way, and a few times a year the sun shines straight through its fifteen doorways.
- Where
- Buriram, Buriram, Thailand
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 14.5319, 102.9403
Get the Phanom Rung Historical Park stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Phanom Rung Historical Park. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Buriram volume with your photos and a note.
Near Phanom Rung Historical Park
Prasat Muang Tam 6.0 km
A Khmer temple of the late 10th and early 11th centuries, at the foot of the hill below Phanom Rung. Built for Shiva, with Vishnu also worshipped, its brick towers stand within walls and L-shaped ponds that once mirrored the whole sanctuary.
Sdok Kok Thom 80 km
The largest Angkorian temple in eastern Thailand, an 11th century sandstone sanctuary built for Shiva by a powerful priestly family. It is the original home of one of the most revealing inscriptions the Khmer Empire left behind.
Phimai Historical Park 90 km
The ancient town of Phimai and its great sandstone sanctuary, Prasat Phimai, the largest ancient Mahayana Buddhist temple in Thailand. Its pale sandstone towers and galleries are among the finest Khmer architecture outside Cambodia, and the park has been open since 1989.
Prasat Phanom Wan 97 km
A Khmer sanctuary of the 11th century outside Nakhon Ratchasima, built as a Hindu temple and later turned to Buddhist use. Still an active wat, it is one of the largest Khmer temples in Thailand, on ground that has yielded Bronze and Iron Age burials.
Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex 98 km
A World Heritage forest inscribed in 2005, joining Khao Yai, Thap Lan, Pang Sida and Ta Phraya national parks with the Dong Yai sanctuary. Together they cover the Dong Phaya Yen and Sankamphaeng ranges, home to wild elephants, gibbons and hornbills.
Prasat Sikhoraphum 103 km
A small Khmer sanctuary of the 12th century between Surin and Sisaket, made of five brick towers on a single base. It was converted to Buddhist use in the 16th century, and the roofs of its towers show the influence of Lao builders.
Wat Pa Maha Chedi Kaeo 159 km
A wat built from more than a million and a half empty beer bottles, green and brown, set into the walls like mosaic. The monks began collecting them in 1984, and by 2009 some 20 buildings had gone up the same way.
Khao Yai National Park 163 km
Thailand's first national park, established in 1962, and one of its largest, spreading across four provinces. Its forests hold wild elephants, gibbons and hornbills, and waterfalls such as Haew Suwat, and it is part of a UNESCO World Heritage forest complex.
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Questions
Where is Phanom Rung Historical Park?
Phanom Rung Historical Park is in Buriram, Buriram, Thailand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Prasat Muang Tam (6.0 km), Sdok Kok Thom (80 km), Phimai Historical Park (90 km).
How do I get the Phanom Rung Historical Park stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Phanom Rung Historical Park and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Buriram volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Phanom Rung Historical Park before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Buriram volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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