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| Lopburi is a city where the monkeys are kings. One finds there inter alia the temple of the monkeys, a temple hindhou dedicated to Brahma, as well as the ruins of a sanctuary Kmer boudhist of architecture hindouist and the ZOO to be seen. Lop Buri, formerly known under the name of "Lawo", was one of the important ancient cities of the Khmers of the 10th-13th century. Many Khmer ruins are found downtown and around this. During the period of Ayutthaya, King Narai large Lop established Buri like second capital with the assistance of the French architects. The major part of the architecture of this time reflects the mixture of the Thai and Western models. 153 kilometers of north of Bangkok. It covers a surface of 6.199 square kilometres. |
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