Muang tum, or Prasat hin Muang tum, is the ancient Khmer temple in Buriram province. Its name means “Stone castle low land” because it was built on the plain.

Muang tum created in the style Khleang and Baphuon that carries the date of its construction to the late tenth or early eleventh century. The mixture of styles and cultures in it so much that more precise Dating impossible. Some of the elements in the temple was added in the heyday of Buddhism in Thailand. The practice of Hindu temples to Buddhist in the country was fairly widespread.

Dedicated Muang tum main Hindu deities Vishnu and Shiva. Like most Khmer temples, it is oriented to the East. The temple consists of a Central room (the sanctuary) and two libraries connected to it by internal corridors. It is made of large stone blocks and surrounded by a chain of ponds with statues of the Great Nagas, sticking out of the water.

Just 200 metres from the temple is the largest artificial lake ever found in Thailand: The Lau Muang tum. The pond stone, in length it is 1090 meters, a width of 510 metres, and a depth of 3 meters. Presumably, the pond served as a watershed with the rainy season.

Art and architecture Muang tum is a subject full of admiration. Despite the fact that a large portion of it is recovered, it is still impressive and tourists and seasoned historians.