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Prasat Phra Ruang Hill In the east is adjacent to Wat Mahathat. There is an ancient site which is called today. Prasat Phra Ruang Hill or the palace area in the Sukhothai period According to the assumption of His Majesty the King, it was assumed that.

 

This area used to be the base of the royal palace of the Sukhothai kings. The Fine Arts Department excavated and renovated it in 1983. The base of the building was found in the form of a lotus base, a facing lotus, with a rectangular high base, size 27.50X51.50 meters, with a staircase at the front. and one behind each.

 

However, in archaeological excavations, there is no evidence to suggest that Prasat Phra Ruang Hill is a royal palace. Moreover, an old map made in the reign of King Rama V indicates that it is the same area as Wat Mahathat. It is a religious building in the temple. or more hall hall The Sukhothai king's palace should be a wooden palace.

 

Location according to one of the evidence should be above Ta Pha Daeng shrine Adjacent to Wat Sorasak to the west Which the stone inscription of Wat Sorasak said that it was the palace of the Sukhothai lords in the middle of the 20th Buddhist century. This location is the same as the location of the ancient Khmer king's palace in Phra Nakhon Luang or Nakhon Thom.