This ancient temple was built in the early Ayutthaya period. From the Royal Chronicles, the original name was Wat Pa Kaeo or Wat Chao Thai (The Temple of the Crystal Forest and the Supreme Patriarch). The two princes of Ayutthaya, Chao Kaeo and Chao Thai, the two sons of King U-thong died of cholera. The king ordered the bodies of both princes to be cremated and the temple was established at the cremation site. The temple is important because it became the home of Buddhist monks in Theravada Bu
Wat Ratchaburana is one of the big and oldest temples in Ayutthaya. According to the Royal Chronicles, the construction of this temple was started during the reign of King Boromrachathirat II (Chao Sam Phraya) in 1424 where Prince Ai Phraya and Prince Yi Phraya fought each other for the throne and died in combat.
The layout of the temple’s structure followed the early Ayutthayan style just like Wat Mahathat. Wat Ratchaburana consists of the monastic structure with a wihan and ubosot, where the
Wat Na Phra That or Wat Maha That is believed to have been built during the 12th century prior to Ayutthaya’s establishment to house the Buddha’s relics. According to ancient Thai tradition, Wat Mahathat represented the city centre as it enshrined relics of the Buddha. Thus, we found temples called Wat Maha That in several important cities around Thailand.
The principal stupa or prang was found to be the moral precept of the first stupa in Southeast Asia that was influenced by ancient Khmer a
Wat Phra Si Sanphet was the royal palace built by King Ramathibodi I (King U-thong of Ayutthaya). Later in 1448, King Borommatrailokkanat ordered to build a new palace just north of the area, adjacent to the old Lop Buri River, and devoted the old palace to serve exclusively as the royal temple for religious and royal ceremonies; such as, the coronation ceremony or other religious rituals like Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram in Bangkok. There were no residing monks, and it served as the place to
Set in the centre of the historical park with its classic Ayutthayan style stupa, is the towering prang of Wat Phra Ram. The pagoda structure was made of brick and mortar without bonded plaster influenced by Khmer architecture (Ancient Angkor) from Lawo (Lop Buri). This structure was popular during the early Ayutthaya period.
A big lagoon “Bueng Phra Ram”, originally called “Nong Sano or Bueng Chi Khan”, is in front of this temple. According to the chronicles, this lagoon was found prior to
The temple was then called Wat Mukkharat. According to the Northern Chronicles, this was founded by Phraya Thammikkarat, a son of King Sai Nam Phueng before the Ayutthaya period. Built in the same period as Wat Phanan Choeng, Wat Thammikkarat would be the place for the holy monks at that time to graduate in Buddhist theology as the highest level of Buddhist dhamma and the king would visit the temple on Buddhist holy days to listen to the sermon.
Wat Thammikkarat has been related to many Ayutth
In the past, this temple was abandoned and left on the road just like other abandoned temples around the City Island. However, from evidence of the archaeological remains tells us that Wat Khun Mueang Chai is a very ancient temple. In fact, this monastery is often connected with Ayodhya, the pre-dated period prior to the establishment of Ayutthaya, and received a regular maintenance and restorations during ancient times. Evidence shows that Wat Khun Mueang Chai contains multiple overlapping reco
The construction of the Chao Sam Phraya Museum was funded by the proceeds from the auction of votive tablets discovered in the underground crypts of the principal prang tower of Wat Rachaburana to the public in 1959. Since substantial priceless artefacts were found from all of Ayutthaya’s historical sites, the national museum was inaugurated on 26 December, 1961. The Museum is named after King Sam Phraya, who ordered the construction of Wat Rachaburana.
The Museum features three exhibition bui
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