Sa Morakot Ancient Ruins, Sa Morakot District, Prachinburi Province Thai Flag


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Name Ref. Description Era District/Province Location Date visited Price (baht) Rating/Comment
Prachinburi Province
Archaeological Site 16 16C Temple ruin Dvaravati Si Maha Phot District Hua Wa 8 July 2016 free small listed Hindu ruin (M,3,15m)
Archaeological Sites 27 & 223 16C Temple ruin Dvaravati Si Mahosot District Khok Pip 8 July 2016 free small listed Hindu ruin (M,3,15m)
Archaeological Sites 29 & 195 16C Temple ruin early Dvaravati Si Mahosot District Khok Pip 8 July 2016 free listed Hindu ruin with moat (M,3,15m)
Boran Suthan Sa Kaeo 16C Temple ruin early Dvaravati Si Mahosot District Khok Pip 8 July 2016 free a well preserved ancient pond from 5th/6th century dug into natural laterite rock decorated with 46 bas-reliefs of animals (M,4,15m)
Boran Suthan Sa Morakot (Sa Morakot Ancient Ruins) 16C Temple ruin Dvaravati Si Mahosot District Google Map 8 July 2016 free substantial ruins and museum relating to an ancient city with different period constructions superimposed....both Hindu and Buddhist (since 9th century) temple construction in evidence (M,4,1h)
City Pillar Shrine 16C Shrine 1872 Mueang Prachinburi Google Map 9 July 2016 free build by King Rama V (E,3,10m)
King Naresuan the Great Shrine 16C Shrine relates to late 16th century Mueang Prachinburi Google Map 9 July 2016 free shrine to King Naresuan the Great who ruled from 1590-1605....freed his country from foreign rule (E,4,10m)
Museum of Medicine at Chao Phya Abhaibhubejhr Hospital 16C Museum 1909 Mueang Prachinburi Google Map 7 July 2016 free important museum dedicated to traditional herbal medicine....established in 1999 when the hospital building was no longer in use (E,4,1h)
Pha Kep Ta Wan 16D Viewpoint Na Di District Google Map 10 July free peaceful forest location with wonderful cliff views (M,4,1h+)
Phra Khru Uthai Dham Ma Thari Museum 16C Museum various Mueang Prachinburi Google Map 9 July 2016 free a place of prehistoric art collections and objects from neighboring countries including about 900 antiques such as bronze bracelets, pottery and porcelain ware (E,3,??)
Prachinburi National Museum 16C Museum various Mueang Prachinburi Google Map 9 July 2016 150 museum on two floors: ground floor, exhibition of Archaeology & Art of the Eastern Region....second floor: Prehistory in the Eastern Region, Underwater Archaeology, Ceramics and Archaeology and Arts in Thailand (E,5,1h+)
Prachinburi Railway Station 16C Railway Station 1925 Mueang Prachinburi Google Map 9 Jul 2016 ----- class 1 railway station on the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) Eastern Line, Bangkok to Aranyaprathet (E,3)
Royal Handwriting Monument 16C Monument 12th/13th century (1908) Si Maha Phot District Google Map 8 July 2016 free the monument consists of a base from the Lopburi Period upon which a memorial was built in recognition of King Rama V's visit in 1908 (M,3,20m)
Si Marabhodi Tree 16C Bhodi tree Dvaravati Si Mahosot District Google Map 8 July 2016 free archaeologically significant site from 6th century....legend has it that the Bodi tree has grown from a sapling of a tree where the Lord Buddha meditated (M,3,20m)
Thaplan National Park 16C National Park Na Di District Google Map 9 July 2016 check located in the Sankamphaeng Range in Prachinburi, Nakhon Ratchasima Provinces, Thailand....established as a national park on 23 December 1981, it was the country's 40th national park (M,4,1d)
Thewa Sathan Pan Hin 16C temple ruin Khmer 7th-8th century Si Maha Phot Google Map 8 July 2016 free believed to be the shrine of the Hindu God Vishnu dating back to the reign of King Jayavarman I of the Chenla Kingdom (early Khmer).....Pan Hin refers to the stone statue pedistal (M,4,20m)
Verona Tub Lan 16C Hotel modern Na Di District Google Map 9 Jul 2016 check unique hotel concept with beautiful landscaping based on the Verona (Italian) model (M,4,1h++)
Wat Bot 16C Buddhist Temple unknown Mueang Prachinburi District Google Map 9 Jul 2016 accepts donations peaceful location on the west bank of the Bang Pakong River....there are 3 Buddha images named Phra Siri Mongkhon Nimit, the walking Buddha; Phra Sapphasit Nawa, the sitting Buddha; and Phra Maha Chin Saiyat, the reclining Buddha (M,3,30m)
Wat Cheang 16C Buddhist Temple unknown Mueang Prachinburi Google Map 9 Jul 2016 accepts donations temple has an unusual tower with spire set within an ornamental pond (E,3,30m)
Wat Kaeo Phichit 16C Buddhist Temple 1879 Mueang Prachinburi Google Map 8 Jul 2016 accepts donations regarded as one of the oldest in the area, built in 1879 during the reign of King Rama V with private funds from local....includes a museum and monument to Chao Phraya Abaiphubet, founder of the hospital (E,4,30m++)
Wat Si Maha Pho 16C Buddhist Temple unknown Sa Morakot District Google Map 8 Jul 2016 accepts donations located along Rural Road 4014 next to the Si Marabhodi Tree (M,2,15m)