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Places
Of Interest King
Naresuan The Great Shrine
This shrine, near Chakkrapongse Camp, houses a standing
statue of King Naresuan. The background relating
to the construction of the shrine is that King Naresuan
once led his army through the Prachinburi area to
Lawaek Town and slaughtered the ruler, Nak Phrasattha,
for the Pathom Kam ceremony.
Wat
Phra Si Maha Pho
In the compound of this monastery lies the largest
Bhodi tree in the country. The seedling stock of
this Bhodi tree was brought over from Buddha Gaya,
India. There are various Buddha images of different
attitudes enshrined around the trunk.
Royal
Handwriting Monument
The monument, in the play ground of Lai Phrahat
School, is a stone slab inscribed with the royal
handwriting of King Chulachomklao who made a visit
here in 1908. It is now revered as an important
place of worship in Prachinburi.
Wat Kaeo Phichit
This very old important monastery sits on the bank
of Bang Pakong River. The unusual characteristic
of this monastery is the combination between the
Greek and Thai arts and the mural paintings inside
the Ubosot are memorable.
Khao
Ito Waterfall
This is a famous natural tourist attraction of Prachinburi
comprising of a main stream that passes through
rapids at many levels. However, there is water only
during the rainy season and at the beginning of
the cool season.
Huai
Kasian Waterfall
In the area of this waterfall you can view the beautiful
mountainous and jungle landscape around Prachinburi.
Saladdai
Rapid
The big rapid in Khlong Prachantakham is locally
called by Prachantakham inhabitants "Takhraw Waterfall".
A very popular spot.
Sa
Kaeo and Sa Khwan
These two ponds sit next to each other and the water,
regarded as sacred, is used as a part of the water
for the coronation ceremony.
Thap Lan National Park
Established as a National Park in 1981, it covers
over 2,000 sq.km. The plants mostly found here are
of the palm family.
Pang
Sida National Park
Established as a National Park one year after Thap
Lan, this 844 sq.km. area has some rare species
of plants only found in the north east.
Prachinburi
National Museum
Standing next to City Hall, the museum puts on interesting
displays of artifacts discovered within Prachinburi
province and nearby areas. Also exhibited are ancient
sculptures from different periods with an aim to
educate the visitors on Thai art history.
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