Phimai Historical Park
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.
- Where
- Phimai, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
- Grade
- Heritage site
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 3 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 15.2207, 102.4939
Get the Phimai Historical Park stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Phimai 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 Nakhon Ratchasima volume with your photos and a note.
Near Phimai Historical Park
Prasat Phanom Wan 39 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.
Phanom Rung Historical Park 90 km
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.
Prasat Muang Tam 96 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.
Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex 110 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.
Phra Mahathat Kaen Nakhon 137 km
A nine-storey stupa at Wat Nong Waeng in Khon Kaen's old town, 80 metres tall on a square base 50 metres to a side. It was raised for King Bhumibol's Golden Jubilee and the province's 200th year, modelled on the Isan form of Phra That Kham Kaen.
Prasat Sikhoraphum 143 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.
Si Thep Historical Park 147 km
The ruins of an ancient city in Phetchabun, lived in from around the 3rd to 5th century CE until the 13th, and one of the largest city-states of the central plains in the first millennium. Its Dvaravati and Khmer monuments became a World Heritage Site in 2023.
Khao Yai National Park 149 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.
Questions
Where is Phimai Historical Park?
Phimai Historical Park is in Phimai, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Prasat Phanom Wan (39 km), Phanom Rung Historical Park (90 km), Prasat Muang Tam (96 km).
How do I get the Phimai Historical Park stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Phimai Historical Park and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Nakhon Ratchasima volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Phimai Historical Park before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Nakhon Ratchasima volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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