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Prasat Muang Singh historical park

  Muang Singh (City of Lions) is about 40 kilometers from Kanchanaburi town to the northwest, is situated in Sai Yok district along the Kwai Noi river. It's the westernmost site as a Khmer related remains, and it turned to "Prasat Muang Singh Historical Park" in 1987.

  This ruins built with laterite blocks were constructed around twentieth century as an outpost of the Khmer Muang Singh empire. The centre of the ancient kingdom of the Khmer is the current Cambodia next to Thailand to the east. That is, the Khmer empire extended west as far as here, Muang Singh.

  The remains were built in the Bayon style, in the reign of King Jayavarman VII (1181-1215).

Prasat Meuang Singh Historical Park

[Kanchanaburi] Prasat Muang Sing Historical Park

Now, let's go and check it out !
Prasat Muang Singh historical park has five parts, Monument no.1 to no.4 and Burial site. I didn't know that and just went around when I visited there.
(That's why this page starts from Monument no.2 below. :D )

Monument No.2

wide and spacious terrace

wide and spacious terrace

Explanation in English

This is the "Monument no.2".
According to the explanation, the difference from the Monument no.1 is the very wide terrace because the Prang is located in the back of the construction.

Stairs to the terrace

Stairs to the inside
Very steep and narrow steps

Patterns of the wall
Brick wall.

After the stairs
Made of a lot of blocks.

Stairs to the terrace

Stairs to the inside
Very steep and narrow steps

Patterns of the wall
Brick wall.

After the stairs
Made of a lot of blocks.

Going ahead
The floor is not bricks but the bare ground.
Yoni, sacred symbol of female creative power, can be seen in the center.

Going further.
Another Yoni is here. The floor is bricks.

Going ahead
The floor is not bricks but the bare ground.
Yoni, sacred symbol of female creative power, can be seen in the center.

Going further.
Another Yoni is here. The floor is bricks.

Around
Made of bricks.

Around
Made of bricks.

Around
Made of bricks.

Monument no.1
Monument no.1 is over there.

Around
Made of bricks.

Monument no.1
Monument no.1 is over there.

Monument No.1
This is the Monument No.1. Talking of Khmer remains, Phimai Historical Park in Korat, the gateway to Issan (Northeast area of Thailand), comes to my mind. The site of Phimai ruins is surrounded by the walls, 1020 meters (north and south) by 580 meters (east and west). On the other hand, this site is 800 meters (north and south) by 1,400 meters (east and west). The size of this site can be said quite big also as the Phimai ruins is said to be a critical site next to the capital of Khmer Empire from the size.
Appearance on the west side		Stairs I don't know if this stairs were like this when they were built but it's very hard to go up this narrow and steep steps.
Appearance on the west side		Stairs I don't know if this stairs were like this when they were built but it's very hard to go up this narrow and steep steps.
Wall Walls built with laterite blocks.	Ceiling inside Built with bricks.	Around	Wall Walls built with laterite blocks.
Wall Walls built with laterite blocks.	Ceiling inside Built with bricks.	Around	Wall Walls built with laterite blocks.
Radiating Bodhisatva Avualokitesavara (Kanzeon Bosatsu) Buddha statue is housed. The real one is in the museum.		Prajna Paramita Goddesses image. The real one is in the museum as well.
Radiating Bodhisatva Avualokitesavara (Kanzeon Bosatsu) Buddha statue is housed. The real one is in the museum.		Prajna Paramita Goddesses image. The real one is in the museum as well.
Radiating Bodhisatva Avualokitesavara (Kanzeon Bosatsu) Another angle.	Radiating Bodhisatva Avualokitesavara (Kanzeon Bosatsu)	Another side Is this the eastern gate ? The Buddha statue can be seen.
Radiating Bodhisatva Avualokitesavara (Kanzeon Bosatsu) Another angle.
Out of the gate. The floor is made of bricks all over.	Out of the gate. The floor is made of bricks all over.
Out of the gate. The floor is made of bricks all over.		Another side Is this the eastern gate ? The Buddha statue can be seen.

Burial Site
Prasat Muang Sing Historical Park has a burial site. This can be seen in the Ban Prasat Archaeological Site in Korat also.
Inside 1 The whole view. Human remains are on the upper stage.		Inside 2 The close-up of the upper stage.
Inside 1 The whole view. Human remains are on the upper stage.		Inside 2 The close-up of the upper stage.
Inside 3 Another angle of the upper stage.		Inside 3 Another angle of the upper stage.
Inside 3 Another angle of the upper stage.
A guide board of the park	Apperrance The pit of the human remains is under the roof.	Around This place is along the Kwai Noi river.	Flowers Leelowadee or frangipani that you can see often in southern Thailand.
A guide board of the park	Apperrance The pit of the human remains is under the roof.	Around This place is along the Kwai Noi river.	Flowers Leelowadee or frangipani that you can see often in southern Thailand.

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