The Khmer monuments in northeastern Thailand have been built in the period from 10 - 13 Century AD, a time in Cambodia Khmer dynasty ruled the area, placed under a Khmer king sits day in Angkor in the present. While these locations are not represented on the size of Angkor Wat, they are major monuments with statues, lintels and pediments, the Hindu deities and inscriptions in honor of the Khmer dynasty.
The Khmer empire had its beginnings 790, as KingJayavarman conquered the Javanese kingdom Kambuja and introduced the Hindu cult of Devaraja (God King). By 889 AD, new Angkor kingdom extended as far as the Ubon in Thailand and then to central, eastern, northern and northeastern Thailand, a presence that lasted until the middle of the 13th century. Only 1430, when the kingdom of Ayutthaya Siamese Tai-Angkor, that the fall of the Khmer released begun. However, even the Khmer language of manyPeople, especially around Surin northeast.
Visitors can travel to these monuments of Nakhon Ratchasima (Khorat) to achieve and day trips to the various locations. The Khmer temple Prasat Hin Phimai is situated near Khorat and the Phanom Rung monument is in the province of Buri Ram to the northeast.
Phanom Rung
The Prasat Phanom Rung Khmer temple located at the tip of an extinct volcano, 200 meters above the level of Buri Ram, northeast of Khorat.It is one of the most important and most visited monuments of the Khmer in Thailand. The setting is scenic, with views of the surrounding landscape.
12. Century AD - Most of the structure was in the 10th built. Part of the structure, including with the central shrine, galleries and entrance pavilion of the grand staircase, some decades earlier than Angkor Wat in Cambodia built today. The main temple was built by a gentleman named Khmer Narendraditya Hireanya and his son. Youbelonged to the so-called Mahidharapura dynasty, which play an important role in the campaigns of the Angkor Wat played ruler Suryavarman II.
Phanom Rung was a Hindu (Shiva) monastery. Sculpture show, falls and gables of the Hindu gods Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. The most famous fall shows Vishnu lying on the back of the Naga king Ananta.
Muang Tam ("Low City")
This monument is near Phanom Rung and is worth a visit only if you visitPhanom Rung. The main structure is surrounded by 5 towers and ponds with floating lotus flowers. This structure is not the same extent as Phanom Rung care.
Prasat Hin
This monument is in Phimai, near the town of Khorat. The city is scenically Phimai and set near the Moon River and its many branches. The Phimai Inn is about 1 km outside the city and the guest house management, a day trip to Phanom Rung is located.
As with PhanomRung, the monument dates from the 11th - 13 Century AD. Originally built and dedicated to Hindu gods, the temple served as a shrine of the later Mahayana Buddhism.
There is also a National Museum Phimai shows that crashes can be restored upon Prasat Hin found. Another attraction of the city is appealing a huge Banyan tree.
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