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ArchitecturePrang Sam Yot
Prang Sam Yot is a laterite ancient khmer temple. It was exclusively built with laterite except for the sandstone at the pediments and other minor parts. During the Ayutthaya period, brickworks were applied at the windows. Now stucco decoration has been mostly gone.The main sanctuary consists of three linked tower on the north-south axis and are oriented toward the east, All three towers share the same architectural style but the central tower being the tallest. The main sanctuary is in an indented plan with portico on four sides. Inside eace tower contains a base for the statue which is now removed. The superstructure comprises 5 tiers of scaled-down roofs topped with a lotus bud ornament, originally there should be a nine-tiered trident which is now lost. In front of the central tower stood the rectangular brick hall or vihara with an arch door. The vihara houses a seated buddha image.
ArchitecturePhra Thinang Dusit Sawan Thanya Mahaprasat
This throne hall was oriented toward the east. Its main building material is brick and is covered with plaster. The space of the room was divided into 2 sections. The front part of the hall is a rectangular room lined with pointed arch windows along the walls of three sides: east, north and south. Its full pediment roof which is now destroyed would likely made of wooden structure and tiles. The second section occupies a space at the back of the hall. It is a two-storied room of which the wooden floor was all destroyed, only rows of pilaster and a large pedestal in the middle remains. A window on the east wall of the upper floor was where King Narai received audiences beside which there was an exit leading down to the front hall. The roof of this section was plausibly adorned with prasat-typed spire.
ArchitecturePhra Narai Ratchaniwet
Phra Narai Ratchaniwet is rectangular in plan covering approximately seven hectares of land. The entrance faces eastward to the town. It is surrounded by fortified walls built with brick and plaster. The walls are surmounted by bai sema along the length with fortresses on each side and corner.The palace compound is divided into 3 sections: the outer, the middle and the inner courts.Remaining buildings in the outer court are water tank, the Twelve Royal Storage, Reception Hall for Envoys, Phra Chao Hao Hall and Royal Elephant Stable. Among significant buildings in the middle court are Phra Thinang Chanthara Phisan, Phra Thinang Dusit Sawan Thanya Mahaprasat, King Mongkut’s the Phra Thinang Phiman Mongkut group and Thim buildings. The inner court features two important buildings which are Phra Thinang Suthasawan and Phra Pratieb buildings.
