Wat thammikarat, Ayutthaya

Card No. 118By my Niece Deepa

Wat Chai Wattanaram, Ayutthaya

Card No. 118By my niece Deepa
Buddhist temple in the city of Ayutthaya, Thailand, on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River, outside Ayutthaya island. It is one of Ayutthaya's most well known temples. The temple was constructed in 1630 by the king Prasat Thong. It has a central 35 meter high prang in Khmer style. Read more
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Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns

Card No 117 By my Niece Deepa
The Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns is a Unesco World Heritage site which consists of Sukhothai historical park, Kamphaeng Phet historical park and Si Satchanalai historical park. These historical parks preserve the remains of the three main cities of the Sukhothai Kingdom which had flourished during the 13th and 14th century CE.

Sukhothai historical park Read more
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Historic City of Ayutthaya

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This postcard sent to me by Tanawan (Fasebook friend)

Ayutthaya province in Thailand. The city was founded in 1350 by King U Thong,(King Ramathibodi) Ayutthaya became the second Siamese capital after Sukhothai. Destroy by Burmese army in 1767 (18th century). In 1969 the Fine Arts Department began with renovations of the ruins, which became more serious after it was declared a historical park in 1976. The park was declared a UNESCO World heritage site in 1991. Ayutthaya is named after the city of Ayodhya in India, the birthplace of Rama in the Ramayana.

A detached Bhudda head entangled in roots, rises a few centimeters each year

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