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Location of Ayutthaya Historical Park in Thailand. ... covers the ruins of the old city of Ayutthaya, ... The head of Buddha, Wat Mahathat ...
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
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 ...
Wat Chaiwatthanaram (Thai: วัดไชยวัฒนาราม) is a Buddhist temple in the city of Ayutthaya Historical Park, Thailand, on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River, outside Ayutthaya island. It is one of Ayutthaya's best known temples and a major tourist attraction.
The temples in Wat Phra Si Sanphet and Wat Ratchaburana from Ayutthaya appear in Street Fighter II, Kickboxer (as "Stone City"), Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat Annihilation, and throughout Mortal Kombat Conquest. [31] The lying Buddha statue from the Ayutthaya ruins appears in Sagat's stage in most of the Street Fighter games. [32]
The Ayutthaya Kingdom [i] or the Empire of Ayutthaya [19] was a Mon and later Siamese kingdom that existed in Southeast Asia from 1351 [14] [20] [21] to 1767, centered around the city of Ayutthaya, in Siam, or present-day Thailand.
Wat Thammikarat likely predates Ayutthaya Kingdom's founding in 1351, linked to an older Khmer settlement named Ayodaya. Archaeological evidence suggests a pre-12th-century Dvaravati town existed near the site, with Khmer-style stone lions around the chedi and a bronze Buddha head in U Thong Style. Northern Thai chronicles also mention that ...
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.