San Phra Kan
A shrine in the middle of Lopburi built on Khmer foundations, honoured by both Hindus and Buddhists. Hundreds of macaques live in its grounds and the trees around it, which is why most visitors come.
- Where
- Lopburi, Lopburi, Thailand
- Grade
- National monument
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 5 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 14.8022, 100.6150
Get the San Phra Kan stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at San Phra Kan. 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 Lopburi volume with your photos and a note.
Near San Phra Kan
Prang Sam Yot 0.1 km
Three Khmer towers of laterite and sandstone, joined by passages, built in the 13th century when Lopburi lay within the Angkorian world. The town's long-tailed macaques treat the ruins as their own, and they are as much the attraction as the stone.
King Narai's Palace 0.6 km
The palace King Narai built in 1666 when he made Lopburi the second capital of Ayutthaya, living here eight or nine months of the year. Foreign envoys were received within its white walls; after his death in 1688 it was abandoned, and it now houses a national museum.
Great Buddha of Thailand 35 km
A golden seated Buddha rising over the rice fields of Ang Thong province, the tallest statue in Thailand and among the tallest in the world. It sits at Wat Muang, and its full name is Phra Buddha Maha Nawaminthara Sakayamunee Visejchaicharn.
Wat Na Phra Men 49 km
A wat across the old moat from the royal palace of Ayutthaya, which came through the fall of the city in 1767 largely intact. Its hall holds a large crowned Buddha in royal dress, and some say it stands where an early Ayutthaya king was cremated.
Wat Ratchaburana 50 km
A ruined wat in the Ayutthaya Historical Park, just north of Wat Mahathat, whose main prang is one of the finest in the city. A crypt deep inside the prang, where gold treasures were found, can still be entered.
Wat Phra Si Sanphet 50 km
The royal wat that stood within the grounds of the old palace of Ayutthaya, the holiest in the kingdom. Its three bell-shaped chedis, standing in a row, have become the picture most people carry of the ancient capital.
Wat Lokaya Sutharam 50 km
A ruined wat on the western edge of old Ayutthaya, known for its huge reclining Buddha in the open air. The figure is 37 metres long and 8 metres high, and is usually wrapped in a saffron robe by worshippers.
Wat Phra Ram 50 km
A ruined wat in the heart of old Ayutthaya, east of Wat Phra Si Sanphet, built on the cremation site of King Ramathibodi I, the city's founder. Like the other great wats of the capital it faces east, and its tall prang is reflected in the pond beside it.
More national monuments in Lopburi
Questions
Where is San Phra Kan?
San Phra Kan is in Lopburi, Lopburi, Thailand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Prang Sam Yot (0.1 km), King Narai's Palace (0.6 km), Great Buddha of Thailand (35 km).
How do I get the San Phra Kan stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at San Phra Kan and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Lopburi volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to San Phra Kan before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Lopburi volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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