Prasat Ban Thanon Hak

Coordinates: 14°44′54″N 102°25′06″E / 14.748333°N 102.418333°E / 14.748333; 102.418333
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Prasat Ban Thanon Hak
Nakhon Ratchasima
DeityVishnu
Location
LocationBan Thanon Hak, Ban Mai Subdistrict
CountryThailand
Prasat Ban Thanon Hak is located in Thailand
Prasat Ban Thanon Hak
Location in Thailand
Geographic coordinates14°44′54″N 102°25′06″E / 14.748333°N 102.418333°E / 14.748333; 102.418333
Architecture
TypeKhmer
Completed11th 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

  1. ^ "พบปราสาทเก่าแก่อายุกว่า 400 ปี" [Found a 400 year old laterite building]. Channel 8 (in Thai). 2017-04-30. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  2. ^ "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.