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	Indodaman Travel: Korat
		The turn-off point for Phimai is 49 km north of the city on I highway 2.
		Phimai was built during the reign of King Jayavarman II in the 12th century.
		Phimai itself was built on an artificial island surrounded by the Mun River and a canal.
	www.indodaman.com /Province/North_East/Korat.htm (889 words)

	Phimai historical park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is located in the town of Phimai, Nakhon Ratchasima province, 15°13′ N 102°30′ E.
		As the enclosed area of 1020x580m is comparable with that of Angkor Wat, Phimai must have been an important city in the Khmer empire.
		However, even though the Khmer at that time were Hindu, the temple was built as a Buddhist temple, as Buddhism in the Khorat area dated back to the 7th century.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Phimai_historical_park (280 words)

	Phimai historical park Info - Bored Net - Boredom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Phimai historical park protects one of the most important Khmer empire temple of Thailand.
		It is located in the small city Phimai, Nakhon Ratchasima province, 15° 13' North, 102° 30' East.
		However even though the Khmer at that time where hinduistic, the temple was built as a buddhist temple as buddhism in the Khorat area dated back to the 7th century.
	www.borednet.com /e/n/encyclopedia/p/ph/phimai_historical_park.html (255 words)

	Phimai, Thailand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Beyond the platform rise the gopura and walls of the second enclosure, with the tower visible off in the distance.
		The temple at Phimai was begun during the reign of Jayavarman VI (1080-1107), and its sanctuary was dedicated in 1108.
		Another connection to Angkor Wat is the distinctive shape of the tower of the central sanctuary, which is basically the same in both temples.
	www.art-and-archaeology.com /seasia/phimai/ph01.html (314 words)

	Traveler guide to Non Thai in Thailand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Phimai which is the largest sandstone sanctuary in Thailand and the most spectacular and the most important among all, makes Phimai worth a visit.
		Her Royal Highness the 5th Queen Prasiprachalintara visited the Phimai village for sight seeing and saw the beautiful banyan trees into "Sai Ngam" on the 21 st of January in 1911.
		Today there are a lot of banyan trees of which branches and leaves are interwoven by nature with each other until it is not possible to distinguish on tree's branches and leaves from those of the other.
	home.swipnet.se /non_thai/attractions.htm (961 words)

	Phimai - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Phimai (Thai: พิมาย)is a small town in the Nakhon Ratchasima province in the northeast of Thailand.
		The town itself has a population of 12.865 (2000 census), while the Amphoe (district) Phimai alltogether has 130.296 citizens.
		The town is most famous because of the Khmer temple marking the center of the city, now protected in the Phimai historical park.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Phimai (100 words)

	Phimai historical park -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Phimai historical park protects one of the most important (The Mon-Khmer language spoken in Cambodia) Khmer temples of (A country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the Isthmus of Kra to the Malay peninsula) Thailand.
		It is located in the town of (Click link for more info and facts about Phimai) Phimai, (Click link for more info and facts about Nakhon Ratchasima province) Nakhon Ratchasima province,.
		However even though the Khmer at that time were (A person who adheres to Hinduism) Hindu, the temple was built as a (One who follows the teachings of Buddha) Buddhist temple, as Buddhism in the Khorat area dated back to the (Click link for more info and facts about 7th century) 7th century.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/ph/phimai_historical_park.htm (362 words)

	Angkor Lite: Thailand's Phimai Sanctuary -- ThingsAsian Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The sanctuary was the focal point of the city of Phimai, a walled rectangle 565 meters by 1,030 meters situated between the Mun and Chakarat rivers.
		Phimai Sanctuary is known to Thais as prasat hin phimai, or "castle stone phimai".
		A traveler to Phimai from the south would have probably traveled either by the road from Angkor or by boat on the Khem Stream.
	www.thingsasian.com /goto_article/article.2217.html (776 words)

	HI-PHIMAI, NAKORN RACHASIMA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		"....Phimai is a district located 60 km northeast of Korat or Nakorn Rachasima city.
		This Ankor-period Khmer shrine monument in this park was originally started by Khmer King Jayavarman V in the late 10th century and finished by King Suriyavarman I (reigned AD 1002-49) in the early of 11th century, this Hindu-Mahayana Buddhist temple projects a majesty that transcends its size.
		When the Angkor empire was at its peak, nd encompassed parts of Thailand, Phimai was directly connected to the Angkor capital by road.
	www.tyha.org /phimaiYH.html (355 words)

	HI-Phimai How to get there.... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Bus No.1305 leaves for Phimai every half-hour during the day from Khotat's bus terminal 2, The trip to Phimai (34 Baht) takes from 1 to 1.5 hours, depending on the number of passengers that are picked up along the way.
		The bus terminal in Phimai is around the corner from the Phimai Hotel and down the street from Prasat Hin Phimai or about 500meters southward from Phimai International Youth Hostel.
		The last Phimai bus leaves Khorat bus terminal at about 10 pm;from Phimai the last bus is at 6 pm.
	www.tyha.org /map-phimaiYH.html (351 words)

	Thailand Nakhon Ratchasima - eThailand - Thailand's Leading Business Portal
		Phimai is a small ancient town, 52 km to the northeast of Korat.
		The town is known for the splendid Khmer sanctuary, Prasat Hin Phimai.
		The chief exhibit is a stone sculpture of King Jayavarman VII of Angkor.
	www.ethailand.com /index.php?id=1194 (729 words)

	Nakhon Ratchasima Travel Information
		The word ‘Phimai’ appears in an inscription on a stone slab at the front doorway of the building as well as in many other structures.
		The Phimai Sanctuary is in the shape of a rectangle and is 565 metres wide and 1,030 metres long.
		From stone inscriptions and the style of architecture, the Phimai Sanctuary was most likely built at the end of the 11th century during the reign of King Suriyaworaman I. The architectural style is Baphuon that prospered at the time.
	www.asiatravel.com /nakhonratch_info/attract.html (1798 words)

	Thai Travel : Prasat Hin Phimai, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
		Phimai has a pleasant location, with the river Moon flowing with many branches around the town.
		Since it is a Hindu sanctuary, the reliefs at Prasat Hin Phimai depict the Ramayana, the story of Vishnu who took on the manifestation of Rama, in order to defeat the enemy of the Dhamma.
		Phimai houses also a very interesting National Museum, where many of the lintels, found at Prasat Phimai and surrounding temples, are being displayed, some in stunning beauty after restoration.
	www.thaitravel.info /Phimai/index.htm (289 words)

	Prasat Hin Phimai
		Prasat Hin Phimai is situated at the centre of Phimai city, which is at the bank of the river Moon.
		Prasat Hin Phimai is a chrming Mahayana Buddhist sanctuary.
		Prasat Hin Phimai is, as aforementioned, a charming Mahayana Buddhist sanctuary.
	www.thaifolk.com /doc/pimy_e.htm (1346 words)

	Computer Visualization Makes Ancient Sites Accessible
		The U of C professor’s virtual reconstruction of the Phimai temple site in Thailand, located about 275 kilometers northeast of Bangkok, is now being used by Thai authorities to promote the site as a cultural tourism destination.
		Phimai was an important Khmer economic, religious and military center from about 500-1100 A.D. “Phimai set the precedent for Angkor Wat in terms of Khmer architectural details,” says Levy.
		For the Phimai project, Levy is using computer visualization to monitor the site’s medieval stone structures and gauge the impact of the wear-and-tread of tourists.
	unisci.com /stories/20013/0809016.htm (648 words)

	Thailand - Nakhonratchasima Province Hotel Restaurant Shopping Guesthouse Transport
		The model of Prasat Hin Phanom Wan is copy from Prasat Hin Phimai which the main material of prasat was built from sandstone.
		The main attractive of Phimai National Museum accumulates the antique in period of flourish Khmer era.
		We are strong comment for visit this place and study the free information about historical of Phimai which you will understand that some of the Khem explain the cultures and Fine Arts to Thais area.
	www.thailandday.com /Northeast/Nakhonratchasima.htm (424 words)

	phimai_introduction
		Located 60 km south of the modern capital of Nakhon Ratchasima (Korhat), Phimai was a center of royal patronage for Suryavarman II (1113-1150) and Kauavarymam VII (1181-1219).
		In Phimai, the galleries and naves, through centuries of neglect, are currently in a state of partial ruin.
		Walter Jamieson, Director of the Urban Environmental Management Program, Asian Institute of Technology at AIT and Professor in the Faculty of Environmental Design at the University of Calgary, whose generous support and assistance was critical to success of this project.
	www.ucalgary.ca /UofC/faculties/EV/designresearch/projects/2001/phimai/intro.htm (872 words)

	U of C Gazette - Sept. 4, 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The U of C professor’s virtual reconstruction of the Phimai temple site in Thailand, located about 275 kilometres northeast of Bangkok, is now being used by Thai authorities to promote the site as a cultural tourism destination.
		Phimai was an important Khmer economic, religious and military centre from about 500-1100 A.D. "Phimai set the precedent for Angkor Wat in terms of Khmer architectural details," says Levy.
		For the Phimai project, Levy is using computer visualisation to monitor the site’s medieval stone structures and gauge the impact of the wear-and-tread of tourists.
	www.fp.ucalgary.ca /unicomm/Gazette/Sept4_01/levy.htm (529 words)

	Discovery of Ancient Water Reservoir in Historical Town of Phimai , Nakornrathchasima, Thailand: Application of AirSAR ...
		The location of Phimai is aligned with the location of Angkor as shown in the map (Figure 1).
		The water reservoir, in Khmer was called "baray", was located on the south of Phimai temple with the distance of 2 kilometer (Figure 4A, 4B).
		The most interesting finding about this temple was that the temple align itself directly to the main temple of Phimai in the same direction of the alignment of the Phimai temple and the baray (Figure 5B).
	www.gisdevelopment.net /events/isprs/2001/ts4/isprs4002pf.htm (1136 words)

	phimai/history.htm
		Phimai National Museum is situated on Tha Songkran Road near the Moon River, Nai Muang Sub-District, Phimai District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, 300 metres from Prasat Phimai and 59 Kilometres from Muang District.
		The museum is the center of cultural heritage in north-eastern Thailand, emphaxizing artifacts from the lower Isan, such as Nakhon Ratchasima, Chaiyaphum, Buri Ran, Surin and Si Sa Ket.
		The master piece of the museum collection is the stone statue of King Jayavarman VII of Angkor Thom which was found in Prang Bhramadhatta, Prasat Phimai.
	www.thailandmuseum.com /thaimuseum_eng/phimai/history.htm (429 words)

	Prasat Phanom Wan and Prasat Hin Phimai - Thailand
		Prasat Hin Phimai is located on the same highway no. 2.
		Prasat Hin Phimai is opened daily from 0730hrs to 1800hrs.
		Phimai National Musuem is located across the road.
	www.trekthailand.net /places/3/index.html (521 words)

	Phimai Tourist Information and Travel Guide at InfoHub.com
		The tiny modern town of PHIMAI, 60km northeast of Khorat, is dominated by the exquisitely restored eleventh-century Khmer temple complex of Prasat Hin Phimai (daily 7.30am-6pm; B40).
		Built mainly of dusky pink and greyish-white sandstone, it was connected by a direct road to the Khmer capital Angkor and follows the classic precepts of Khmer temple design: a series of walls or galleries punctuated by false balustraded windows, surrounding an inner sanctuary containing several prangs (corn-cob-shaped tower), which house important religious images.
		Phimai's magnificent main prang has been restored to its original cruciform groundplan, complete with an almost full set of carved lintels, pediments and antefixes, and capped with a stone lotus bud.
	www.infohub.com /Destinations/Asia/Thailand/Phimai (377 words)

	Tourism Authority of Thailand Official UK Site - ThaiSmile.co.uk - Destination Guides - Nakhon Ratchasima - North East ...
		The Phimai Historical Park Dotted about Thailand's great northeastern plateau are numerous temples of varying sizes; most of these structures are believed to be about a thousand years old.
		These building-built of brick, stone, or combinations of the two material-are of two types: those built by persons of Brahmanic culture, these have three to five-storied bases surmounted by prominent spires; those constructed by Buddhist patronages, have a low base an their spires are not so tall.
		Prasat Hin Phimai which is the charmingly amusing largest sandstone sanctuary in Thailand almost situated in the center of Phimai Ancient city which carries a rectangular shape of 665 meters wide and 1,030 meters long.
	www.thaismile.co.uk /index.php?page=172 (1063 words)

	Buriram June 1999
		Phimai is a small town but its full of Khmer temple and ruins.
		If BB is in blue shorts that's Phimai, while she is in red its Phanom Rung.
		Phanom Rung (see right top) was built between the 10th and 13th centuries during the reign of King Suriyavarman II (the one who built Angkor Wat, 1113-50), they call it the apex of Angkor architecture, but if you saw Angkor Wat already, its looks like a promotion sample of it.
	www.vassl.com /writings/buriram.htm (893 words)

	Blurry Travel Travelogue - Khmer Temples of North East Thailand, Phimai, Sai Ngam and Phanom Rung
		Started by Khmer King Jayavarman V in the late 10th century and finished by King Suriyavarman I in the early 11th century, this small yet impressive temple was built in the Hindu-Mahayana Buddhist style.
		One of the unexpected delights of Phimai was a visit to the nearby Sai Ngam (meaning "Beautiful Banyan"), Thailand's oldest and largest banyan tree.
		This tree is so large that it has become a popular picnic spot for Thais and a small temple has even been built within its complex system of branches.
	www.blurrytravel.com /sea2003/journal/01282003/01282003.html (538 words)

	Royal Orchid Holidays
		Phimai can be found at the small town of Phimai, 59 kilometres northeast of Khorat, on a turning off from National Highway 2 to Khon Kaen.
		There are clear indications that Phimai was the main religious and administrative centre of the Khmer northeast.
		Phimai may be the best-known and most easily accessible Khmer temple site in Northeast Thailand, but Buriram's Prasat Hin Khao Phanom Rung is perhaps better preserved.
	www.thaiair.com /Royal_Orchid_Holidays/Roh_travel_feature/rohweekly-eightarticle-1.htm (1816 words)

	Phimai
		Northeast of the city of Khorat lie the ancient ruins of Prasat Phimai.
		Construction began in the 10th century under the orders of the Khmer King Jayavarman V. This Angkor-Khmer sanctuary had been reduced to ruins and decay and had been more or less engulfed by the jungle until restoration began in 1964 as a joint project between the Thai and French governments.
		Some of the wives of members of management in Ryota's company (from the Japanese branch) came on a tour and were kind enough to invite us along on their sight-seeing.
	www.geocities.com /tamaraoleary/photos_Phimai.html (121 words)

	Howies Thailand Homepage-Phimai 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Phimai ist wohl der bedeutenste Khmertempel auf thailaendischen Boden und daher viel es mir auch gar nicht schwer Phimai nach 1999 ein zweites mal zu besuchen.
		Phimai hat den Beinamen das "Angkor Wat Thailands" zu sein.
		Auch diesen Tempel wollte ich schon 1999 besuchen, aber leider fur uns damals ein Tuk Tuk Fahrer Khorats in den Zoo anstatt zu diesem Tempel.
	www.thailandseiten.de /phimai2002/index.html (751 words)

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		Prasat Hin Phimai which is the charmingly amusing largest sandstone sanctuary in Thailand almost situated in the center of Phimai ancient city which carries a rectangular shape of 665 meters wide and 1, 030 meters long.
		Though, it can be concluded that Phimai Sanctuary was built for the worship of both Mahayana Buddhism and Hinduism: one of the internal lintels represents Trilokayavichaya Buddhism who Standing on Hindu Gods, Shiva and his wife, seems to mean that buddhism becomes more significant than Hindusim.
		Phimai National Museum is situated on Tha Songkran Road near the Moon River, Tambol Nai Muang, Amphoe Phimai, 300 metres from Prasat Phimai and 59 kms.
	sutlib1.sut.ac.th /database/acq/con_acq.html (4835 words)

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