Prasat Phanom Rung temple ruins, Thailand Aug 23, 2024

Today, let us step into the Phanom Rung Historical Park in Buriram province, Thailand. Here, Khmer architecture and history come to life. Built between the 10th and 13th centuries, this remarkable site served as a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Shiva. It"s on the rim of an extinct volcano, offering views of the surrounding paddy fields and the towering Dongrek Mountains of Cambodia in the distance.

© Banjongseal324/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Aug 23, 2023Skógafoss waterfall, Iceland
Aug 23, 2025Greater flamingos, Camargue Regional Nature Park, France

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Nov 16, 2024Wadden Sea coast, Friesland, Netherlands
Mar 30, 2026Demoiselle cranes, India
Jan 31, 2026Plains zebras, Etosha National Park, Namibia
Feb 6, 2026Ra Gusela peak at Giau Pass, near Cortina dAmpezzo, Italy
Jul 29, 2025Bengal tiger, India
Oct 11, 2025Wood duck hen
Mar 15, 2025The Temple of Saturn, Rome, Italy
Oct 15, 2025Amethyst laccaria mushrooms, Seabeck, Washington, United States
Jan 9, 2025Sossusvlei sand dunes, Namib desert, Namibia
Apr 15, 2024Château de Chambord, France
Dec 28, 2024Green sea turtle, New Caledonia
Dec 27, 2023Kirkjufell, Iceland
Dec 31, 2023Phra Nakhon Khiri, Thailand
Dec 18, 2025Temple of the Sun, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, United States
May 29, 2025Miravet, Catalonia, Spain
Feb 22, 2024Bathing boxes at Brighton Beach, Australia
Dec 7, 2023Verdon Gorge, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France
Mar 29, 2025Superbloom in Carrizo Plain National Monument, California, United States
Apr 19, 2024Ring of Brodgar, Orkney, Scotland
Mar 26, 2025Manatee in Crystal River, Florida, United States
Jul 28, 2025Yurts in Mongolia
Aug 24, 2023Shark Fin Cove, California, USA
May 20, 2025Honey bee on lavender flowers
Apr 8, 2026Seattle, Washington, United States
Mar 29, 2026Peggys Point Lighthouse, Atlantic Coast, Nova Scotia, Canada
May 8, 2025Donkeys in a valley near Rhyolite, Nevada, United States
Apr 15, 2026Forgetmenot Pond, Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada
Nov 26, 2025Olive orchard in the Serra de Tramuntana, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
Jan 27, 2024Spot-billed toucanet, Brazil
Jul 27, 2025Barracudas at Shark Reef, Ras Mohammed National Park, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt