Kamphaeng Phet National Museum
The National Museum Kamphaeng Phet ( Thai พิพิธภัณฑสถาน แห่ง ชาติ กำแพงเพชร ) is a Thai national museum in Kamphaeng Phet .
location
The National Museum Kamphaeng Phet is located within the city walls of the old town of Kamphaeng Phet in the middle of a light forest. Close by are Wat Phra Kaeo and Wat Phra That , the two most important temples in the city.
Building history
The Kamphaeng Phet National Museum was officially opened on March 19, 1971 by Minister Mr Sukit Nimanhemindra.
Attractions
In addition to very interesting Buddha statues , there is a bronze Shiva sculpture that dates from 1510. The artwork shows how important even after the adoption of Buddhism in its early Siam the Hindu culture has been. Her head and hands were severed by a German trader named Rastmann in 1886. Before he could take them out of the country, they were confiscated and brought back together with the trunk. Instead, King Rama V (Chulalongkorn) had a replica made, which he gave to the German Crown Prince and which is now on display in the Museum of Asian Art in Berlin.
In addition, everyday objects and artifacts from Kamphaeng Phet and the surrounding area are worth seeing, which also bring the visitor closer to the way of life of the hill tribes who settle here . A replica of the old town is also on display.
literature
- Joe Cummings: Thailand . Lonely Planet 2004.
Individual evidence
- ^ AB Griswold, Prasert na Nagara: Epigraphic and Historical Studies No. 14, Inscription of the Śiva of Kāṃbèṅ Bejra. In: Journal of the Siam Society , Volume 62, No. 2, 1974, p. 233.
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Coordinates: 16 ° 29 ′ 9.9 ″ N , 99 ° 31 ′ 27.4 ″ E