Ayutthaya History Park
75-80 Km north of Bangkok lies the city of Ayutthaya, which was the capital of Siam from approx. 1350 to 1767. In the middle of the 1300s, a kingdom that had its center in Ayutthaya emerged. After a long time, the Burmese occupied Ayutthaya in 1767, after which they completely destroyed the city and its thousands of magnificent buildings. Large parts of the cultural values of the day were lost. The city was never rebuilt. Further down the Chao Phraya River - in a convenient strategic location, surrounded by a swamp at a flood, a new capital, Krung Thep, which means the City of the Angels, was attacked against an earlier Chinese trade settlement called Bangkok. Ayutthaya received to be the capital of Siam 400 years.
The city consists of a whole series of ruins, this description covers one of them - Ayutthaya History Park (read more here
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Here's Angelina crawling up in one of the big chedi.
2018
Only the socks here are left
2018
Ayutthaya Historical Park is 360 x 170 meters, so it can be seen in 1-2 hours, depending on the number of photos.
2018
As can be seen here, new pathways have been established in recent times
2018
One of the many chedi in the park set at a distance. They were originally raised above the ashes of a deceased, typically a king
2018
Masonry, which is restored not to collapse
2018
2 big chadi and some smaller in one group
2018
When the Burmese burned the city, they also thrown all Buddha figures. However, this one has got his head restored
2018
Originally this has been a roofed building. In days, only a few walls and pillars are left
2022
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