Kanchanaburi Travel

Prasat Mueang Sing Historical Park

Muang Singh town was built between 857 and 1157 when the Khmer Kingdom was still prosperous. It was later abandoned until the reign of King Rama I. When Muang Singh was rebuilt as a Kanchanaburi border town. The only archeological site with a religious structure built in the middle of the city is the Khmer Parsat Mueang Sing (Tower of the City of Lions) where the heavy influence of the late Lopburi arts is clearly visible. The ancient site is located on a steep bank of Maenam Khwae Noi where the waterway narrows and becomes fast flowing. The city walls, which were made of rectangular laterite, are approximately 800 meters in width, 1,500 meters in length and 5 meters in height. The compound is believed to have been the westernmost outpost of the Angkor-centered Khmer empire. Remains dating back some 2,000 years have been discovered, and artifacts, including temple carvings, religious statuary and pottery shards indicate that the city must have been inhabited from the 16 to 18 centuries , The historical park is open dail from 9.00 a.m. – 4.30 p.m. Admission fee is 40 baht. Call 034-585052,034-585053 for additional information. Visitors can take a train from Kanchanaburi to Tha Kilen Railway Station and continue on foot or by local transport to Prasat Mueang Sing, which is just 1.5 kilomerters aways. Trains depart from Kanchanaburi train Station every day at 6.07 a.m. , 10.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. about 1 hr. To return to Kanchanaburi, trains departs from Tha Kilen Station at 6.14 a.m.,1.51 p.m. and 4.27 p.m. , to go by car 40 mins take Kanchanaburi-Saiyok Rote.