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An excavation map shows traces of an ancient baray (water reservoir) close to the southwestern tip of Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon, which could have been built on a former important Khmer temple complex. [4] The city was captured by the Burmese in 1569. Though not pillaged, it lost "many valuable and artistic objects."
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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
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Ayutthaya was razed by the Burmese army in 1767 and it was never rebuilt. The capital moved to Bangkok and Ayutthaya is now preserved as an archaeological park. The ruins of Wat Chaiwatthanaram are pictured. [6] Thungyai–Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries: Kanchanaburi, Tak, Uthai Thani: 1991 591; vii, ix, x (natural)
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.
The Ayutthaya Kingdom (red) and the Northern Cities (blue) in the 14th century Intersecting mandalas circa 1360: from north to south: Lan Xang, Lanna, Northern Cities, Ayutthaya, Angkor and Champa Ayutthaya is shown in the Fra Mauro map of the world (c. 1450) under the name "Scierno", derived from the Persian "Shahr-I-Naw", meaning 'New City' [62]
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.