An ornamental city gate built in the location of the original eastern gate.


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1. Wat Boon

0.16 MILES

One of the city's night markets takes place in front of this temple.

2. Wat Salaloi

0.41 MILES

The city's most interesting temple was said to be founded by local heroine Thao Suranari and her husband in 1827. Half of her ashes are interred in a…

3. Wat Phra Narai Maharat

0.44 MILES

This large temple is of interest primarily for three holy Khmer sandstone sculptures that were unearthed here – Vishnu (Phra Narai in Thai) is the holiest…

4. San Jao Lak Meuang

0.51 MILES

Khorat's city pillar shrine is pretty ordinary, but it has a large Dan Kwian (a nearby pottery village) ceramic mural on the wall beside it. It shows…

5. Pratu Chainarong

0.59 MILES

An ornamental city gate built in the location of the original southern gate.

6. Pratu Phonsaen

0.63 MILES

An ornamental city gate built in the location of the original northern gate.

7. Chang Phueak Shrine

0.76 MILES

The wooden pillar at the centre of this small shrine was once used for tying up sacred 'white' elephants that passed though Khorat on their way to be…

8. Chumphon Gate

1.02 MILES

The city's only original gate left standing. It was a part of the city walls erected in 1656 by French technicians on the orders of King Narai (Ayuthaya)…