Phanom Rung Historical Park
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Phanom Rung Historical Park
Place PhnomrungPrasat.jpg
Phanom Rung Historical Park is located in Thailand Phanom Rung Historical ParkPhanom Rung Historical Park
Location in Thailand
Name
Proper name Phanom Rung
Geography
Coordinates 14°31′57″N 102°56′30″ECoordinates: 14°31′57″N 102°56′30″E
Country Thailand
Province Buriram
Culture
Primary deity Shiva
Architecture
Architectural styles Khmer
History and governance
Date built 10th–13th centuries
Phanom Rung (Thai: พนมรุ้ง), or full name, Prasat Hin Phanom Rung (Thai: ปราสาทหินพนมรุ้ง – Phanom Rung Stone Castle), is a Khmer temple complex set on the rim of an extinct volcano at 402 metres (1,319 ft) elevation, in Buriram Province in the Isan region of Thailand. It was built of sandstone and laterite in the 10th to 13th centuries. It was a Hindu shrine dedicated to Shiva, and symbolises Mount Kailash, his heavenly dwelling.
Thailand’s Department of Fine Arts spent 17 years restoring the complex to its original state from 1971 to 1988. On 21 May 1988, the park was officially opened by Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn.[1] In 2005, the temple was submitted to UNESCO for consideration as a future World Heritage Site.
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