Architecture (สถาปัตยกรรม) of Phnom Rung
THAILAND RELIGIOUS ARCHITECTURE PERIODS
Khmer Period
9 th to 13 th century
Stone temple complexes, Prasats, in the northeast of Thailand, were built by the Khmers. Moat have stone-lined staircases or bridges that lead to a central sanctuary. The sanctuaries were usually decorated with carved stone reliefs depicting Hindu myths, which were topped by Prangs (towers).
Prasat Hin Khao Phnom Rung and Prasat Hin Phinai are two of such architecture.
Khmer Period
9 th to 13 th century
Stone temple complexes, Prasats, in the northeast of Thailand, were built by the Khmers. Moat have stone-lined staircases or bridges that lead to a central sanctuary. The sanctuaries were usually decorated with carved stone reliefs depicting Hindu myths, which were topped by Prangs (towers).
Prasat Hin Khao Phnom Rung and Prasat Hin Phinai are two of such architecture.
By this time these Cambodians were no longer Hindu, but Buddhists who had lost their Khmer heritage. So it remained until French colonialists re-discovered Angkor's ruins in 1860. The Khmer ruins and art in Thailand and Cambodia are more than a pile of rocks and mortar with unusual art objects. They reflect a belief system, the remains of which are apparent everywhere today in South East Asia and confirm the level of understanding the Khmers had 1000 years ago about astrology and the impact of the planets on daily life, mathematics and mythological concepts.Many Thai architectural forms are adopted from Khmer heritage, such as the Phrang, and many mythological animals are also adopted, the Garuda, the Naga, Kala etc. 
Khmer Art In I ‘san, Cosmology And Architecture
Khmer religious Temples were built to demonstrate on earth the divine nature or order of the Universe as proclaimed by the Hindu religion. The monuments were the earthly embodiment of the cosmos, a microcosm of that belief. At Temples such as Phimai and Phnom Rung, the Central sanctuary tower [ prang ] represents in stone and architectural design, Mount Meru, at the center of the Hindu perceived universe.The various decorative and strange figures that ornament the tower represent the various inhabitants of the many levels on Mount Meru. The stone galleries that encircle the tower represent the surrounding ranges. The ponds and moats around and within the complex represent the cosmic ocean on which the universe rests. At Phimai the outer rectangular wall represents the boundary wall that encircles the universe.The temple complex was designed to be seen from above, before man could fly, and for the Gods to view and to so demonstrate that here on earth we replicated in stone the divine order of the cosmos, ensuring harmony between the world of man and the world of Gods.
Astro-archaeological Phenomenon at Prasat Hin Khao Phanom Rung Astrologers have also predicted that an extraordinary astro-archaeological phenomenon will occur at sunrise during the April 3-5 period this year. The doors of the temple sanctuary are so perfectly aligned that during this period, at sunrise on a cloudless day with clear blue skies, the sun’s rays will shine through all fifteen doorways of the sanctuary in a single shaft of light. (Plan to arrive between sunrise and no later than 06.00 a.m.)
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