Ku Bua

The foundations of a town with 40 shrines were discovered in 1961 at Ku Bua, 12 km (71/2 mi.) south-west of Ratchaburi. The rectangular site was 49 sq. km (19 sq. mi.) in area. Its water was supplied by a canal which crossed the length of the town. The town must have been a cultural center during the Dvaravati period; the foundations of the Wiharn Wat Klong are easily recognizable. The terracotta ornamentation decorating the brick buildings, numerous figurative representations (including ceramic statues, among the most beautiful evidence of Dvaravati culture), stone tablets and wheels of the law are now displayed in the National Museum of Bangkok.