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  2. Wat Mahathat (Ayutthaya) - Wikipedia

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    The Wat Mahathat is located in the center of Ayutthaya Historical Park, between Chi Kun Road and Naresuan Road in the northeast corner of Phra Ram Park. [1]Wat Phra Mahathat, Ayutthaya Probably the most photographed object in the area Plan of the ruins of Wat Mahathat, Ayutthaya

  3. Wat Chaiwatthanaram - Wikipedia

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    It was designed in Khmer style to gain Buddhist merit and as a memorial to his mother, [1] however Prince Damrong believed it was built to celebrate Ayutthaya Kingdom's victory over Longvek. [2] It has a central 35-meter-high (115 ft) prang (Thai: พระปรางด์ประธาน) with four smaller prangs. The whole construction ...

  4. Wat Ratchaburana, Ayutthaya - Wikipedia

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    Wat Ratchaburana was founded in 1424 by King Borommarachathirat II of the Ayutthaya Kingdom and built on the cremation site of his two elder brothers. The two brothers had fought to their deaths in a duel for the royal succession to their father Intha Racha. [2] In 1957 the temple's crypt was looted of a large number of Buddha images and gold ...

  5. Wat Phanan Choeng - Wikipedia

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    Wat Phanan Choeng (Thai: วัดพนัญเชิง; pronunciation) is a Buddhist temple in the city of Ayutthaya, Thailand, on the east bank of the Chao Phraya River at the south-eastern side of the confluence of the Chao Phraya and Pa Sak rivers. Today, as part of the Ayutthaya Historical Park, the temple is a popular tourist attraction.

  6. Ayutthaya Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Ayutthaya began launching military land expeditions far to the west and east. In the west, Ayutthaya fought to acquire the cities of Tavoy, Mergui, Tenasserim, and Martaban in the late 15th century. Song China's increasing interests to sea commerce at the turn of the second millennium made trade between China and the Indian Ocean especially ...

  7. Ayutthaya Historical Park - Wikipedia

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    The early history of Ayutthaya is connected to this Khmer settlement. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Additionally, Prince Damrong has also attested to the existence of a city named Ayodhya, founded by the Khmers ruling from Lopburi at the point where the three rivers meet. [ 3 ]

  8. Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya (city) - Wikipedia

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    The ruins of the old city are preserved in the Ayutthaya historical park, [7] which is recognised internationally as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The ruins, characterised by the prang (reliquary towers) and gigantic monasteries, give an idea of the city's past splendour. [8] Modern Ayutthaya was refounded a few kilometres to the east.

  9. Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen - Wikipedia

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    Wat Paknam's oldest sections, such as the Buddha image in the ubosoth and the ho trai, still reveal its Ayutthaya origins and style. [5] The temple's grounds are shaped like an island, surrounded by canals. [200] The temple has a clear separation of the living areas for monks and mae chi. There is a kitchen that supplies the food for the ...