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Located in Phrommat Subdistrict, this old and important temple is often compared to a gateway to Lop Buri. It is believed to date to the reign of King Narai the Great and was originally called Wat Ko Kaeo because it stood on an island in the Lop Buri River. A road now runs through the temple, so it no longer has its former island setting. King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) bestowed its current name, Wat Mani Chonlakhan.
The temple stands opposite Lopburi Railway Station. There is no definitive evidence of when it was built. The first structure visitors encounter is the Sala Plueang Khrueang, where the king would change ceremonial attire before religious rites in the viharn or ordination hall. Only its leaning pillars remain today. Beyond it is the large Wihan Luang, built during the reign of King Narai the Great. It has a Thai-style faceted doorway and windows with French Gothic openings; inside is a base for Buddha images.
Phra Prang Sam Yot stands on a mound west of the railway, near San Phra Kan. Its three prangs are arranged in a row and joined by a passageway. The monument is in the Bayon style of Khmer art and dates to around the 18th Buddhist century. It is built of laterite and decorated with stucco. The door-frame columns are carved with kneeling hermits beneath ruean kaeo canopies, a distinctive feature of Bayon Khmer art. The central prang has a base; a Buddha image was originally enshrined there, and the wooden ceiling is painted with a red star pattern.
Located in Tha Hin Subdistrict, the palace was commissioned by King Narai the Great in B.E. 2209 as his residence in Lop Buri. He is said to have stayed there for as many as 8–9 months each year. The palace is divided into outer, middle and inner precincts. Its brick-and-mortar walls are topped with rows of bai sema boundary motifs, and the complex has 11 gates. The entrance is a four-faced pavilion with a pointed-arch passage. Its pediment is decorated with stucco kranok motifs that developed from lotus designs. Small pointed-arch openings resembling lotus buds run along the gates and walls of the middle and inner precincts; around 2,000 were made to hold lamps. Later, King Rama IV ordered the palace restored and bestowed the name Phra Narai Ratchaniwet.
Located in Wang Phloeng Subdistrict, Narai Hill Golf Resort and Country Club has a championship-standard 27-hole course measuring 11,175 yards. It was established in 2004 and inaugurated in 2006.
Pasak Chonlasit Dam is in Nong Bua Subdistrict. It was graciously named by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) in recognition of its water-retention capacity. The dam is part of the Pasak River Basin Development Project, initiated under royal patronage.
Wat Pa Si Mahapho Wipatsana is at 29/1, Moo 4, Ban Si Mahapho Phatthana Thani, Bua Chum Subdistrict. The description presents it as a Vipassana meditation site for Thai and international visitors and associates it with the treatment of illnesses by Luang Pho Khong Jatamalo. For more information, contact Khun Kanya at 0 9746 1117, or Khun Daeng (Thai Airways) at 0 2511 0550, 0 2512 1859 or 0 1564 1835.
The area covers parts of Sab Takhian, Nong Yai To, Bua Chum and Na Som subdistricts, spanning about 8,440 rai. It was declared the Khao Som Phot Wildlife Non-Hunting Area on 29 November 1995.
Wat Nakhon Kosa is north of Lop Buri Railway Station, near San Phra Kan Shrine. Its ruins include a large Dvaravati-period chedi and a Lop Buri-style prang dating to around the 17th Buddhist century.
The centre is at 280, Soi 24 Sai Tri, Moo 9, Phatthana Nikhom Subdistrict. It offers training and learning about beekeeping in Thailand and sells beekeeping equipment, processed bee products, pollen, beeswax and more. For enquiries, call 0 3663 9292.
Lop Buri Zoo is about 1 kilometre east of Sa Kaeo Roundabout. It was established in B.E. 2483 (1940), during the time of Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram.
The museum presents the history of Wat Choeng Tha and exhibits about the Buddha, the Dhamma, and the Sangha. The source says the main exhibition topics concern Buddhist teachings about the Triple Gem, which it describes as three jewels.
Located in Village No. 2, Talung Subdistrict, on the west bank of the Lop Buri River, this temple was originally called Wat Phaya Yang because a towering yang tree stood among a grove of yang trees. It was first renamed Wat Yang Si Suttharam, then Wat Yang Na Rangsi, its name today.
Prang Nang Phom Hom is about 2 kilometres from Nong Ri Market, in Ban Khok Khli. It is a solitary brick prang built without mortar, similar to Prang Khaek. Its summit has collapsed, but a doorway leads into an interior hall with a stone-block doorframe.
Khao Samo Khon is in Khao Samo Khon Subdistrict. Follow the Lop Buri–Sing Buri route to kilometre 18, turn right, and continue for another 12 kilometres. This historically significant mountain has several old and interesting legends. The Royal Society’s Geographical Dictionary mentions them, but the Thai source text ends before giving the details.
Located beside the railway east of Prang Sam Yot in Tha Hin Subdistrict, this is an old Khmer sanctuary built from laterite blocks stacked into a tall base. It was formerly known as San Sung. A sandstone lintel depicting Vishnu reclining on the cosmic ocean, dated to around the 16th Buddhist century, rests against the wall of a small upper viharn. An octagonal stone inscription in ancient Mon script was also found here.
Wat Lai is beside the Bang Kham River in Khao Samo Khon Subdistrict. Prince Damrong Rajanubhab once visited and wrote in his travel-by-rail account that the temple stood just west of Khao Samo Khon, by the river, and was an old temple dating from the early Ayutthaya period.
King Narai National Museum is within the grounds of Narai Ratchaniwet. It displays art, antiquities, and exhibitions in several buildings, including Piman Mongkut Throne Hall, Chanthara Phisan Throne Hall, and the Phra Prathiap building group.
Wat Kawisararam Ratchaworawiharn is a third-class royal temple of the Worawihan type on Phet Ratcha Road, beside the south side of Phra Narai Ratchaniwet. According to a local legend, it was formerly called Wat Khwit.
Wat Tong Pu is behind Phibun Witthayalai School in Thale Chup Son Subdistrict. It is an old and important temple that once served as a gathering place for Thai troops. The temple contains several interesting archaeological sites and artifacts. The supplied Thai text ends before giving examples.
Near Narai Ratchaniwet Palace, Prang Khaek is the oldest archaeological site in Lop Buri. It consists of three brick prangs with no connecting passage between them, unlike Prang Sam Yot.
Wat San Paolo is on Ruammit Road, by the entrance to Lop Buri College of Dramatic Arts. It was a church of Jesuit priests, built during the reign of King Narai.
The statue stands in the center of Thepsatri Roundabout near Lop Buri Provincial Hall, at the start of Narai Maharat Road before the town center. King Narai is shown standing and facing east, holding a sword in his right hand and stepping slightly forward with his left foot.
The sanctuary is located around Ban Langka Chueam in the Sam Sonthi–Kut Ta Phet area. It covers about 96,875 rai of valley plain enclosed by the Phang Phoei Range; Khao Ruak lies to the west. Elevation ranges from 140 to 846 metres above mean sea level. The healthy forest is a headwater area for the Lam Sonthi River and a source of food for wildlife. Serows, a protected wild species, still live here. Two nature trails are provided.
The shrine is on the riverside road behind Wat Puen Yai, near Ban Wichayen. Its small pavilion has an area of about 12 square metres, with a stone pillar rising roughly one metre above the ground.
Ban Pong Manao is a prehistoric archaeological site dating back approximately 2,500–3,000 years, around the late Ban Chiang period. Excavations uncovered 13 ancient human skeletons in a single pit, as well as pottery, polished stone axes, and socketed bronze axes. The site received an Outstanding Award in the Cultural Attraction category for the Central Region at the 2008 Tourism Industry Awards.
Wat Dharmikarama is on the west bank of Bang Kham stream in Bang Kham Subdistrict. It was once called the Bat Temple because many bats lived there, but they are no longer present. The temple is now known as Wat Dharmikarama.
Kraison Siharat Hall is in Thale Chup Son Subdistrict, about 4 kilometres from town. It stands on an island in Chub Sorn Lake. King Narai had it built as a royal retreat on a large reservoir surrounded by a masonry dam.