THE INVENTION OF THE CULTURAL SPACE FOR TOURISM AT THE CHANG ARENA BURIRAM PROVINCE

Abstract

This research article aimed to study the invention of architectural space for tourism and the invention of the space for beliefs and religions. It was a qualitative research to analyze data and the interviews with key informants of architecture of belief and religion, observation and study of related documents, articles, journals were used as research tools. It was found that the concept originated from the idea of development of professional football league clubs of the Asian Football Federation and the Football Association of Thailand under royal patronage into stable growth. As a result, Mr. Newin Chitchob, president of Buriram United Football club, saw a business opportunity to build a professional football league club in Buriram Province. Therefore, the negotiations to purchase the Provincial Electricity Authority football club were successful and the team moved to Buriram to make a name change as "Buriram United Football Club" and later, there was an invention to create a football field adapted from Walker Stadium and Stamford Bridge with the shape of Prasat Phanom Rung replica. Chang Arena was the center of activities in Buriram. It became a town of Prasat of two eras, first was a city of Prasat Khom and the second era, the city of thunder castle.” Later, there was also the creation of areas of faith and religion. "Indigo Blue", the belief that King Rama I built the city of pae tree (Vitex quinata). Mr. Ne Win brought a pae tree to plant as a symbol of Buriram political area and built Prasat Phanom Rung, as a replica of only the main pagoda to connect the belief in Buddhism "Pho Chatukham Radthep and Phra Buddha Phanom Rung", while the outside of the castle, they built the belief of Brahmin-Hinduism by creating a five-headed Naga, Phra Phai (wind god) and a man holding a mace including the construction of the 12 Shiva Gardens, the creation of images of Lord Shiva, the 12 postures Kamasutra, and Ganesha in the Bencamukh posture.