About Kamphaeng Phet Historical Park
Kamphaeng Phet Historical Park is a UNESCO World Heritage archaeological park located in Nai Mueang, Mueang Kamphaeng Phet District, Kamphaeng Phet Province, Thailand. It preserves the ruins of the fortified city of Kamphaeng Phet from the Sukhothai period (13th-15th centuries), featuring ancient city walls, moats, and more than 20 temple ruins with laterite and brick structures, Buddha images, and chedis within and outside the old city enclosure.
Visitors guide
Visitors can explore a large, park-like archaeological zone with fortified city walls, moats, and scattered temple ruins built of laterite and brick. The park is divided into the walled central zone and the forested Aranyik zone outside the walls. Visitors can walk or cycle between restored chedis, viharns, Buddha images, and foundations set among trees and lawns, with information signs and open grounds for sightseeing and photography.
Key highlights
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UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns
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Ancient laterite city walls, gates and moats of the old fortified town
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Wat Phra Kaew - former royal temple with large chedi and Buddha images in central zone
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Wat Phra That - large bell-shaped chedi and historic temple complex