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Ayutthaya

Description: Founded c. 1350, Ayutthaya became the second Siamese capital after Sukhothai. It was destroyed by the Burmese in the ... more

Ayutthaya ... 18th century. Its remains, characterized by the prang (reliquary towers) and gigantic monasteries, give an idea of its past splendour.

Newest Review: ... is free to enter. The other temple nearby is the one on all of the pictures of Ayutthaya- Wat Phra Si Sanphet. This was built to look like the Grand Palace in Bangkok and it is very beautiful. Ayutthaya has even more sights to offer, but these were my favourite ones. Most of the sights have an admission fee of between fifty pence and one pound, and you must take your shoes off when ... more

... entering temples and the teak house. There will be a sign to tell you when. Getting there Ayutthaya is slightly north of Bangkok. I went by train, from Bangkok's Hualamphong train station and it took about two hours. However, we were late departing from B...more

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Wat can I do to convince you to visit Ayutthaya? (1218 words)
by - written on 15/01/09 (Very useful, 58 readings)
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As some of you who often read my reviews will know, I visited Thailand last year and one of the places I went to was Ayutthaya. The city is made up of two parts, one that is encircled by a river, the inner city, and the part outside the river, the outer city. Some history Ayutthaya was founded in 1351 by U Thong, who later became a Thai King. The city was the capital of Thailand from around 1450 until about 1890. The population of Ayutthaya grew enormously until at one stage it was home to over one million people. The Burmese came and set fire to the temples and ransacked the city, stealing the gold in the 18th Century. In 1991, Ayutthaya was made a ... Read the complete review

A Day Trip From Bangkok (1015 words)
by - written on 19/12/03 (Very useful, 187 readings)
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Earlier this year, in July, I went with some friends on a sight-seeing tour of Ayutthaya ( or to give it, its full name Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya ) the previous capital of Thailand. We went on a public holiday - one of the so called Buddha days that crop up through the year. This one was Kow Pansa, which marks the start of the "rains retreat", a two month period in the rainy season in which monks are supposed to stay within their temples and not wander around. The origin of this particular day is that, this was decided by the Lord Buddha himself, as during this time, rice fields are planted with young rice plants and there are many small ... Read the complete review