Prasat Phanom Wan
A Khmer sanctuary of the 11th century outside Nakhon Ratchasima, built as a Hindu temple and later turned to Buddhist use. Still an active wat, it is one of the largest Khmer temples in Thailand, on ground that has yielded Bronze and Iron Age burials.
- Where
- Nakhon Ratchasima, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 15.0251, 102.1940
Get the Prasat Phanom Wan stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Prasat Phanom Wan. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Nakhon Ratchasima volume with your photos and a note.
Near Prasat Phanom Wan
Phimai Historical Park 39 km
The ancient town of Phimai and its great sandstone sanctuary, Prasat Phimai, the largest ancient Mahayana Buddhist temple in Thailand. Its pale sandstone towers and galleries are among the finest Khmer architecture outside Cambodia, and the park has been open since 1989.
Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex 79 km
A World Heritage forest inscribed in 2005, joining Khao Yai, Thap Lan, Pang Sida and Ta Phraya national parks with the Dong Yai sanctuary. Together they cover the Dong Phaya Yen and Sankamphaeng ranges, home to wild elephants, gibbons and hornbills.
Phanom Rung Historical Park 97 km
A Khmer temple of sandstone and laterite built on the rim of an extinct volcano, 402 metres up, between the 10th and 13th centuries. Raised for Shiva and later used by Buddhists, it is reached by a long processional way, and a few times a year the sun shines straight through its fifteen doorways.
Prasat Muang Tam 103 km
A Khmer temple of the late 10th and early 11th centuries, at the foot of the hill below Phanom Rung. Built for Shiva, with Vishnu also worshipped, its brick towers stand within walls and L-shaped ponds that once mirrored the whole sanctuary.
Khao Yai National Park 111 km
Thailand's first national park, established in 1962, and one of its largest, spreading across four provinces. Its forests hold wild elephants, gibbons and hornbills, and waterfalls such as Haew Suwat, and it is part of a UNESCO World Heritage forest complex.
Nang Rong Waterfall 121 km
A waterfall on the southern edge of Khao Yai National Park, in the hills above Nakhon Nayok. It is a weekend picnic spot for families from Bangkok, who come to sit by the pools under the trees.
Si Thep Historical Park 122 km
The ruins of an ancient city in Phetchabun, lived in from around the 3rd to 5th century CE until the 13th, and one of the largest city-states of the central plains in the first millennium. Its Dvaravati and Khmer monuments became a World Heritage Site in 2023.
Sdok Kok Thom 144 km
The largest Angkorian temple in eastern Thailand, an 11th century sandstone sanctuary built for Shiva by a powerful priestly family. It is the original home of one of the most revealing inscriptions the Khmer Empire left behind.
Questions
Where is Prasat Phanom Wan?
Prasat Phanom Wan is in Nakhon Ratchasima, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Phimai Historical Park (39 km), Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex (79 km), Phanom Rung Historical Park (97 km).
How do I get the Prasat Phanom Wan stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Prasat Phanom Wan and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Nakhon Ratchasima volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Prasat Phanom Wan before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Nakhon Ratchasima volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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