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Prasat Ban Bu
Keywords : Prasat, Prasat Phimai, King Jayavarman VII , Bayon, Prasat Ban Bu, Kuti Ruesi Ban Bu, Prasat Ta Muan, The House with Lights, Prasat Preah Khan
| Artwork alternative name | Kuti Ruesi Ban Bu |
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| Site common name | Prasat Ban Bu |
| Site alternative name | Kuti Ruesi Ban Bu |
| Type of artwork | Architecture |
| Village | Banbuwittayason School Moo 5 |
| Sub district | Chorakhe Mak |
| District | Prakhon Chai |
| Province | Buri Ram |
| Region | Northeast |
| Country | Thailand |
| Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree | Lat : 14.533918 Long : 102.979771 |
| Geographic Coordinates UTM | Zone : 48 P Hemisphere : N E : 282255.17 N : 1607725.52 |
| Place of artwork | Inside Banbuwittayason School |
| History of production | It is assumed that in the era of King Jayavarman VII during the 18th century B.E, it was used as an accommodation for travelers or Dharamshala because it is in the route between Mueang Phra Nakhon Luang and Mueang Phimai as shown in the Prasat Phra Khan inscription, it is called "The House with Lights" |
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| Production process | Laterite |
| Size | 6 X 23 meters |
| Art | A rectangular building stretching east-west with a front entrance which is facing east. The back is the building of the prasat which is divided into a square-shaped room. As for the construction or the entrance door frame, sandstone with four flower petals were originally used by turning the engraved sandstone on the inward. The reuse of materials of older arts is similar to Prang Hin Daeng at Prasat Hin Phimai. In addition, a large lotus peak joining arts with Bayon was found. This is similar to the gopura’s peak of Prasat Preah Khan in Cambodia. The connected southern walkway has three window portholes and one hole at the porch on the north. The upper part is dense and almost completely ruined. There is a curved roof over the walkway built between the prasat’s building and the porch. |
| Key academic information | It's an important example of a house with lights or a traveler’s lodge that King Jayavarman VII had ordered to be built. It also made known that the ancient route between Mueang Phra Nakhon and Mueang Phimai had passed through the Phanom Rung foothills. |
| Period | Historical Period |
| Art period | Lopburi, Bayon |
| Age | 18th century B.E. |
| Sect | Mahayana |
| Religion and belief | Mahayana Buddhism |
| Related artwork | Prasat Nong Plong, Buriram Prang Hin Daeng, Prasat Hin Phimai, Nakhon Ratchasima |
| Type of License | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND) |
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| Rights | Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre |
| Date of record creation | 2016-06-05 |
| Record creator | Rungroj Thamrungraeng |
