Monthly Archives: March 2024

Sri Thep Historical Park, Phetchabun Province

The depicted icon is inspired by decorative stucco sculptures – dwarf figures pretending to bear the huge structure of Khao Khlang Nai Stupa in Sri Thep Historical Park. This stupa belongs to the whole complex of the Dvaravati place of worship at the centre of the ancient city constructed in the 7th Century AD in approximate. The religious complex, too, manifests how Dvaravati culture was integrated with the indigenous one.

Sdok Kok Thom Historical Park, Sra Kaeo Province

The depicted icon is inspired by a Thai letter “ส” (So Suea) derived from the name Sdok Kok Thom (meaning “a huge stone temple surrounded by a mess of reeds) mentioned in the Sdok Kok Thom Inscription No.2 that lasts from Ancient Khmer Kingdom. The inscription was built in 1052 during the Reign of King Udyaditya Varman II of Ancient Khmer and belongs to the great significance of Southeast Asian Historical Studies since the lineage of Brahmins and Ancient Khmer kings are completely recorded there; this information can be traced back to 200 years. Today the Sdok Kok Thom Inscription No.2 is displayed in Prachinburi National Museum. Its information, along with other related accounts, is available in the information centre of Sdok Kok Thom Historical Park.

Phra Nakhon Sri Ayutthaya Historical Park: Wat Phra Ram Temple, Phra Mongkhon Bophit Assembly Hall and the Statue of King Rama Thibodi I (King U-Thong of Ayutthaya), Ayutthaya Province

The depicted icon, the rightward-spiral conch, is inspired by the legend of Ayutthaya Founding – King Rama Thibodi I (King U-Thong)