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Prasat Sikhoraphum (locally called Prasat Ra Ngaeng)
Located in Ra Ngaeng sub-district, about 34 kms. away from the city on
Highway No. 226 along the Surin-Sikhoraphum route.
This castle consisted of 5 prangs on the same laterite and sandstone base.
The major prang was in the middle surrounded by other 4 prangs. They headed to
the east and there was only one entrance at the east too.
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All of these 5 prangs had the same structure: no balcony, only one entrance
and sandstone sculptures. Above the entrance of the main prang was a lintel
depicts the dancing god (Shiva in Nataraja). Other sculptures found were Ganesha,
Brahma, Vishnu, Pranang Uma, angels, and giants. The lintel of the dancing god
found here was the most beautiful sculpture in Thailand and Cambodia. |
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| Other sculptures found at other prangs were kept in the Phimai National
Museum. The art of these sculptures was the combination of Cambodian and Angkor
Wat so it was presumed that the castle had been built in the middle of the 17th
Buddhist century or early Angkor Wat era. It was modified to be a Buddhist
temple in the 22nd Buddhist century (late Ayutthaya period). |
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Prasat Sikhoraphum opens daily from 07.00 am-06.00 pm. Entrance fee is 10
Baht for Thais and 40 Baht for foreigners. |
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