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Entrance at the streetside to this area, which has been preserved. This temple compound had been built in 1374. The majority of the work was built using BRICKS. On some areas, columns of brick are covered with a layer of black (some sort of tar type material, which eventually wore away, as you will see in some photos.) In and on the temples in alcoves were many statues, etc. which were long ago stolen from the grounds.

This is one of a multitude of edifices in this compound.

I love this shot of several of the ruins. For a close-up view of the edifice on the left, with the tar-like covering over the bricks wearing away, CLICK HERE

Random sculptures of lava stone among the ruins

Banyan tree (young) in the compound

With the sun behind the monument, the actual picture was fairly dark and had to be pulled out in post process. Came out pretty good, considering. See close-up of Buddha statue area - click here

Another view of the Sitting Buddha monument, with rows of broken statuary (all sitting Buddhas with no heads) along the walls. I am amazed that these bricks, made in the 1300's, are still so totally intact! I was surprised to read that fired bricks were originally made in the Far East around 3000 BC. So I guess these are really pretty new by comparison!

This carved face of a Buddha surrounded by the roots of the Banyan tree is a very popular subject for photographers. As the years go on, the face gets more and more covered and raises higher off the ground.

This is the photo everyone sees in the magazines and ads for Thailand! (At least, my version of it!) For a closer view of a section of this photo, CLICK HERE

A wall with monuments and partial sitting Buddha statues.