Phanom Rung Historical Park

Prasat Khao Phanom Rung Buriram Province, a castle that has been a milk for 1,000 years.

Phanom Rung Historical Park or Prasat Hin Phanom Rung Located in Chaloem Phrakiat District Buriram Province About 77 kilometers from Buriram city, is an ancient site located on Khao Phanom Rung, the top of a extinct volcano, about 200 meters high from the flat ground. The word Phanom Rung comes from the country. Khmer, the word Wanarung means a big mountain. It was built with one of the most beautiful ancient Khmer art styles. Prasat Hin Phanom Rung is one of the most famous Khmer stone castles in Thailand. It is an important tourist attraction and is considered an important symbol of Buriram Province.

It’s really not easy to travel to this place. There are not too many attractions on this side, and you must rent a car if you come. There is no public transportation to arrive, so if you want to come here to play, you must do a good job in the most basic strategy is transportation.

Phanom Rung Historical Park It is a very old park but still preserved and restored to the same condition as possible for the children to study history.

It is another ancient castle that is very worth visiting. It is a typical beauty of the ancient city in the past.

Famous stone castle

Prasat Hin Phanom Rung is a Siva-style Brahmin church. There are many renovations and constructions. From around the 15th century to the 17th Buddhist century and in the 18th Buddhist century, Jayavarman VII of the Kamar Kingdom became a buddhist sect. This temple has been converted into Mahayana Temple In the beginning, Prasat Hin Phanom Rung Built from pink sandstone Located on the top of Khao Phanom Rung, 1.320 feet above sea level. Phanom Rung name means a big mountain. It is assumed that it was built in the Buddhist century 15-18 various inscriptions. that scholars have read and translated enough to conclude that King Rachel Woraram II, King of the city (A.D. 1487-1511) established a temple for the Shiva at Khao Phanom Rung. which in the early days Probably not that big Later, King Chaiwaraman V (1511-1544) dedicated the land and slaves to the Phanom Rung Temple. In the 17th Buddhist century, Nrentrathi, the boss of the Mahithornapura Dynasty who ruled the land in this area. (which is the family of King Suriyawaram II, the builder of Angkor Wat) Built this castle and performed a yoga at Prasat Phanom Rung