Prasat Ban Thanon Hak
Prasat Ban Thanon Hak | |
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Nakhon Ratchasima | |
Deity | Vishnu |
Location | |
Location | Ban Thanon Hak, Ban Mai Subdistrict |
Country | Thailand |
Geographic coordinates | 14°44′54″N 102°25′06″E / 14.748333°N 102.418333°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Khmer |
Completed | 11th century |
Prasat Ban Thanon Hak (
Nakhon Ratchasima Province
.
It is a
gopura
(entrance arch) is the same as the exit on the other side. The lintels and sculptured stone slabs are made of sandstone and bronze, with dark brown-black Khmer lacquerware.
The temple is believed was built to perform rituals in
Brahmanism or Hinduism
.
Its location is a rectangular ditch-like path and there is a mound in the centre called Non Yai Chi (Thai: โนนยายชี, pronounced [nōːn jāːj t͡ɕʰīː]). The path is about 500 m (1,640.4 ft) wide and about 2 km (1.2 mi) long, it was eroded by water until there were many torn marks. Hence the name "Thanon Hak" (Thai: ถนนหัก, directly translates as "broken path").[1]
Nakhon Ratchasima City
.
Laterite is the main material used for the construction. Gold ornaments, bronze and stone statues as well as brown glazed ceramics were unearthed. In 2017, a gold ring set with a translucent blue quartz in perfect condition aged around the early 11th century, was also discovered here.[2]
References
- ^ "พบปราสาทเก่าแก่อายุกว่า 400 ปี" [Found a 400 year old laterite building]. Channel 8 (in Thai). 2017-04-30. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- ^ "งามล้ำ! เผย "แหวนทองคำ" สภาพสมบูรณ์จากปราสาทบ้านถนนหัก โคราช" [Precious beauty! "gold ring" perfect condition from Prasat Thanon Hak, Khorat]. ASTV Manager (in Thai). 2020-07-06. Retrieved 2021-04-20.