Thailand, Lopburi - Phra Prang Sam Yot Khmer Temple

The Phra Prang Sam Yot was built when Lopburi was under the control of the Khmer empire from Angkor. The monument was likely founded in the late 12th or early 13th century during the reign of King Jayavarman VII, the King who built Angkor Thom, the capital of the Khmer empire, and the Bayon, his state temple. The Phra Prang Sam Yot was probably built as a Buddhist sanctuary, as King Jayavarman VII was a Mahayana Buddhist contrary to his predecessors who were Hindu. At one point in time the Phra Prang Sam Yot was converted into a Hindu shrine, as several lingas, the representation of the Hindu God Shiva, have been discovered inside the prangs