4 kilometres from town on Sukhumwit
Highway, is the site of an ancient Bot which was built over
a Khmer-style temple. It also has a large collection of
ancient Khmer sculptures such as lintels, sandstone door
columns carved in various designs and inscription stone.
Nearby is the Muang Phaniat archaeological site with its
remains of laterite base of a large Khmer religious sanctuary
and moats marking the town limit to the south. The ancient
town is believed to have been dated from the 12th-16th centuries
B.E. (Buddhist Era).
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