Attraction Details :
The
City Shrine or also known as Look-Sorn Shrine is situated on Vichayhen
Street in Tha-Hin sub-district, Muang, Lopburi. It is fairly close to
Baan Vichayen (Guest House for Commisioners) which has been a sacred
site in Lopburi for some time. Nowadays, the site mainly serves as
locale for Thai-Chinese religious ceremonies.
The
shrine itself is 12 square meters in size, within it situates the City
Shine which is a stone block raised from the ground by 1 meter. The base
is always covered by water. Somdej Phra Borom-wong-ter Krom Phraya
Damrong Decha-Nupaab had depicted this shrine as “Lopburi City Shrine is
next to the market to the North of the Royal Palace known as Sorn
Phraram…” “…The reason it is called Sorn Phraram is because Ramayana was
assumed to be the myth of this city, after ending war with Thossakan
Phraram returns to rule Ayutthaya and wishes to build a city there;
where his arrow had landed Phraram commanded the
mountains to vanish…” “…after all duties were accomplished Phraram named
the new city, Lopburi. For this reason, locals explain that the city
shrine is Phrarams’ arrow which had turned to stone…” Moreover, if the
water surrounding the base of the shrine happens to dry out, fire would
break out in Lopburi.
It
is walk-able from Phra Narai Ratchanivet to Look Sorn Shrine, using
Phraram Street heading North for around 500 meters or from Prang Khaek
head along Vichayen Street and keep walking to the end where there will
be a junction, take the right. Look Sorn Shrine is easy to spot; it is a
small Thai Style House, Sala, located on the right.
Opens Daily
Free of Charge
For more information please call: 036-770096-7
Free of Charge
For more information please call: 036-770096-7
