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Located on Vichayen Road, approximately 200 meters
from the railway station, Phra Prang Sam Yot is Lop Buris best known
landmark and provincial symbol. A former Hindu Shrine built in the 13th
century in the classic Bayon style of Khmer architecture, the compound
comprises three prangs (towers) linked by a corridor. The three
laterite and sandstone spires decorated with classic stucco are
believed to have originally represented the Hindu Trimurti; Brahman
(the creator), Vishnu (the preserver) and Siva (the destroyer). During
the reign of King Narai, the shrine was converted into a Buddhist
temple when a brick viharn located to the east which houses a grand
U-Thong-Ayutthaya style Buddha image was probably built. Buddha images
were later added to the two prangs. The temple is open at 8.00 a.m.
until 6.00 p.m.
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