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อุทยานประวัติศาสตร์กำแพงเพชร |
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The Ping River courses through the KamphaengPhet Park, a
UNESCO-recognized World Heritage Site which is comprised of a
diverse array of ancient monuments. A common aesthetic runs
through the various ruins, which include temples, pagodas and
fallen towns, resulting in a beautiful blend of contemporary
Sukhothai and Ayutthaya styles. Also noteworthy is the variety
of materials used at each site: the eastern bank is home to
larger architecture built with laterite in contrast to the
smaller, brick-made monuments in the west bank’s Nakhon Chum
town.
The ruins of city walls and ancient fortifications
reveal the town’s rectangular shape, some 300-700 meters wide
and 2,200 meters long. The principal Chedi (or stupa) of
WatPhraKaeo stands proud in its center, adorned with lions.
Nearby, other majestic Chedis stand guard.
More historic sights are located at the Aranyik Area, 2
kilometers northwest of KamphaengPhet town, an important place
for forest-dwelling monks to meditate and reflect.
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park is approximately 5 kilometers away from KamphaengPhet town
at Km. 360, on the left of KamphaengPhet-PhranKratai route. The
park is open from 9.00 a.m.-5.00 p.m. Admission is 100 baht a
person and an additional fee of 50 baht a car will be charged
for visitors driving a personal car. |
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Kamphaeng Phet |
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Mueang |
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Nong Pling |
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16.5068 N |
99.51957 E |
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