North of the palace, this working temple site is remarkable for its unusual wí·hăhn (assembly hall) with Gothic-style windows and split roof. King Narai originally had it built as a Christian chapel – or by some accounts, a mosque. Inside is a 9m-tall Buddha and some Khmer-era sandstone sculptures.
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As well known for its resident monkeys as its looming towers, this is Lopburi's most famous attraction. The three linked towers were built from laterite…
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Plan to spend a few hours at this former royal palace, now the Somdet Phra Narai National Museum, which houses excellent displays of local history. Built…
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Although almost every building at this large temple complex across from the train station dates from the Ayuthaya era; the 31m-tall prang (Khmer-style…
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Lopburi's holiest place sits in the old town's roundabout. It has a modern (1951) shrine in front of a Khmer-era laterite base from a toppled prang (Khmer…
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Over 300 peacocks strut freely in the grounds of this large forest temple, but it's Wat Khao Chin Lae's views that steal the show. Climb 459 steps to…
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This quiet temple up against Kao Ta Kra Thong mountain, 15km east of the city, is known for its bat cave. Every night shortly before sunset it disgorges…
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One of Thai Buddhism's holiest sites, this temple was founded in 1624 after the discovery of a natural depression in the rock resembling a footprint,…
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This compound, built in European style by King Narai, served as the residence of foreign ambassadors. It got its present name from the mistaken belief…
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This compound, built in European style by King Narai, served as the residence of foreign ambassadors. It got its present name from the mistaken belief…
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Wat Puen may have been built in the time or King Narai and its name may refer to the arrow of Rama. There's little left other than the four walls of a wí…
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The oldest monument in Lopburi, this 10th-century trio of brick towers was built by the Khmer, probably for the Hindu god Shiva. King Narai had it rebuilt…
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Plan to spend a few hours at this former royal palace, now the Somdet Phra Narai National Museum, which houses excellent displays of local history. Built…
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As well known for its resident monkeys as its looming towers, this is Lopburi's most famous attraction. The three linked towers were built from laterite…
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Lopburi's holiest place sits in the old town's roundabout. It has a modern (1951) shrine in front of a Khmer-era laterite base from a toppled prang (Khmer…
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Though it's one of Lopburi's minor ruins, it's worth coming to see the base of what was once a huge stupa. It was built in the Dvaravati period, probably…