Phimai Historical Park

Phimai Historical Park

            The Phimai historical park (Thai: ปราสาทหินพิมาย) is Ancient Khmer complex temples which located in the town of Phimai, Nakhon Ratchasima province. As the enclosed area of 1020x580m is comparable with that of Angkor Wat, Prasat hin Phimai must have been an important city in the Khmer empire. Most buildings are from the late 11th to the late 12th century, built in the Baphuon, Bayon and Angkor Wat style. However, even though the Khmer at that time were Hindu, the temple was built as a Buddhist temple,[1] as Buddhism in the Khorat area dated back to the 7th century. Inscriptions name the site Vimayapura (which means city of Vimaya), which developed into the Thai name Phimai.

How to get to Phimai historical park
Phimai historical park is located in the small town of Phimai in Nakhon Ratchasima province, almost 300 kilometers North East of Bangkok. To reach Phimai by public transportation involves several steps.
The first one is to get to Nakhon Ratchasima town. You can get there either by air conditioned bus from Bangkok’s Northern bus terminal Morchit or by train from Bangkok’s Hualamphong station which takes around 5 to 6 hours. Both have multiple connections with Nakhon Ratchasima every day. The second leg of the journey involves taking a local bus from Nakhon Ratchasima to Phimai which is about 60 kilometers. Buses leave multiple times per hour, the journey takes around 1 hour.




Opening hours & admission
Phimai historical park is open daily from 8 am until 6 pm. Admission is 100 Thai Baht per person. Phimai national museum is open daily from 9 am until 4 pm. Admission is 30 Baht per person.