High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A prang is a tall finger-like spire, usually richly carved. This was a common feature of Khmer religious architecture and was later adopted by Thai builders, typically in the Ayutthaya (1350–1767) and Bangkok periods. In Thailand it appears only with the most important religious buildings. The first Prangs in Thailand were built e.g. in Phimai and Khao Phnom Rung and Lopburi between the early 10th century and the late 12th century, when the Khmer kingdom was dominant. They influenced the old Khmer architect, who also built great temple complexes such as Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom, remarkably resembling north Indian temples, whose Sikhara ("temple towers", also called Rekha) the Khmer prangs remarkably resemble. Originally in the Khmer temples Hindu gods (Shiva and also Brahma) were worshipped.

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