Noen Prasat
On the Noen Prasat ( Thai : เนิน ปราสาท - Palace Hill) are the remains of the royal palace from the kingdom of Sukhothai .
location
The Noen Prasat is part of the Sukhothai Historical Park , it is located just a few meters east of Wat Mahāthāt , the main temple of the Old City (Mueang Kao - เมือง เก่า ) of Sukhothai.
history
The Noen Prasat was discovered in 1833 by Prince Mongkut , who had made a pilgrimage to northern Siam as a monk . At first it was assumed that this was a hill with a square base and the dimensions 200 × 200 meters. There were two small ponds nearby. The remains of terracotta pipes were found there. The ponds were probably fed by the reservoir west of the city. In the southwest were the remains of a 1.50 meter high brick platform on which ash and remains of bones were found. It can be assumed that the royal cremation site was located here.
It was also here at Noen Prasat that Prince Mongkut discovered the famous stone inscription of King Ramkhamhaeng (see also: Thai script ), which is today Stone Inscription No. 1 , and its authenticity has been vehemently discussed by scientists for several years. Prince Mongkut also discovered the so-called “Manangasila Throne” ( พระแท่น ม นั ง ค ศิลา อาสน์ ), a roughly 1 m × 2.50 m × 15 cm large plate made of gray stone, which is decorated on the sides with lotus petals is. In the stone inscription, King Ramkhamhaeng describes the advantages of his empire and that he built this stone throne in the “ sugar palm grove”. Prince Mongkut brought his finds to Bangkok, where he set them up in his Wat Samorai monastery (today: Wat Rachathiwat ) to study.
Today the stone inscription is in the National Museum Bangkok , the Manangasila throne was first erected for the coronation of King Mongkut in Wat Phra Kaeo . Today it can be viewed in the Wat Phra Kaeo Museum.
Even after excavations carried out by the Fine Arts Department in 1983 , it could not be definitively determined what role Noen Prasat originally held. King Chulalongkorn suspects that, due to its proximity to Wat Mahāthāt, it is more a religious building than a secular one. Another theory is that King Ramkhamhaeng held his audiences here and that Buddhist monks preached here on Uposatha days.
Attractions
Only the foundations of the Noen Prasat can be seen. They are just east of Wat Mahāthāt.
literature
- AB Griswold : Towards A History Of Sukhothai Art . The Fine Arts Department, Bangkok 1967 (oh. ISBN)
- Dawn F. Rooney: Ancient Sukhothai, Thailand's Cultural Heritage . River Books, Bangkok 2008, ISBN 978-974-9863-42-8
- Hiram W. Woodward Jr .: Guide to Old Sukhothai . The Fine Arts Department, Bangkok 1972 (without ISBN)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Woodward: Guide to Old Sukhothai , p. 15
- ↑ see http://sealang.net/sala/ram91/htm/index.htm - there are links to numerous PDFs with contributions to the discussion.
- ↑ The Manangasila Seat (in English)
- ^ Rooney: Ancient Sukhothai , p. 82
Web links
Coordinates: 17 ° 1 ′ 0.8 ″ N , 99 ° 42 ′ 20.2 ″ E