Prasat Sikhoraphum
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.
- Where
- Surin, Surin, Thailand
- Grade
- National monument
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 5 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 14.9449, 103.7987
Get the Prasat Sikhoraphum stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Prasat Sikhoraphum. 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 Surin volume with your photos and a note.
Near Prasat Sikhoraphum
Wat Pa Maha Chedi Kaeo 76 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.
Prasat Muang Tam 101 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.
Phanom Rung Historical Park 103 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.
Phimai Historical Park 143 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.
Sdok Kok Thom 168 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.
Prasat Phanom Wan 173 km
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Pha Taem National Park 191 km
Sandstone cliffs above the Mekong at Thailand's eastern edge, looking straight across to Laos. A path along the cliff face passes prehistoric paintings of fish, people and hands, and the viewpoint here is among the first places in the country to see the sunrise.
Phra Mahathat Kaen Nakhon 193 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.
Questions
Where is Prasat Sikhoraphum?
Prasat Sikhoraphum is in Surin, Surin, Thailand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Wat Pa Maha Chedi Kaeo (76 km), Prasat Muang Tam (101 km), Phanom Rung Historical Park (103 km).
How do I get the Prasat Sikhoraphum stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Prasat Sikhoraphum and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Surin volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Prasat Sikhoraphum before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Surin volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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