In 400 years, Ayutthaya went from a prosperous trade and political capital to a completely defaced city – plundered, burned and abandoned to ruin. The city was under a constant power struggle with neighbouring Burma; nevertheless it remained a flourishing centre for regional trade and a burgeoning metropolis where art and culture merged.
With economic prosperity, Ayutthaya’s Kings poured the kingdom’s wealth into the construction of temples and religious monuments as well as the arts.
Exhibiting sophisticated techniques and styles, Ayutthaya’s architectural heritage is an amalgam of Lopburi, Sukhothai, Dvaravati, U-Thong, ancient Khmer and Persian styles. Today, Ayutthaya’s temple and palace ruins serve as a powerful reminder of Siam’s glorious past as well as haunting memories of one of the darkest periods in Thai history.
Ayutthaya Overview
Ayutthaya
Ayutthaya was chosen as the capital city for strategic reasons: It is surrounded on all sides by rivers and a man-made canal, which acted as natural barriers against Burmese invaders. The inner city’s northwestern corner is the site of the Royal Palace and Royal Chapel (Wat Phra Si Sanphet) – the political and spiritual heart of the kingdom.
To the east of the Royal Palace, the Ayutthaya Historical Park houses four spectacular temples of the Early Ayutthaya Period (1350 – 1529). Here, rising amongst the trees and clusters of ruins, are the magnificent sandstone prangs in the classic Lopburi-Khmer style.
Some of the most elaborate temples and ruins are also to be found across the river, along the outer perimeter of the inner city. Wat Na Phramen, to the north, is the only temple in Ayutthaya that survived post-war looting and arson attacks, while the east boasts a cluster of well-preserved temple ruins and, further south, remnants of various foreign settlements, including Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese, Dutch and English compounds.
In 400 years, Ayutthaya went from a prosperous trade and political capital to a completely defaced city – plundered, burned and abandoned to ruin. The city was under a constant power struggle with neighbouring Burma; nevertheless it remained a flourishing centre for regional trade and a burgeoning metropolis where art and culture merged.
With economic prosperity, Ayutthaya’s Kings poured the kingdom’s wealth into the construction of temples and religious monuments as well as the arts.
Exhibiting sophisticated techniques and styles, Ayutthaya’s architectural heritage is an amalgam of Lopburi, Sukhothai, Dvaravati, U-Thong, ancient Khmer and Persian styles. Today, Ayutthaya’s temple and palace ruins serve as a powerful reminder of Siam’s glorious past as well as haunting memories of one of the darkest periods in Thai history.
Ayutthaya Overview
Ayutthaya
Ayutthaya was chosen as the capital city for strategic reasons: It is surrounded on all sides by rivers and a man-made canal, which acted as natural barriers against Burmese invaders. The inner city’s northwestern corner is the site of the Royal Palace and Royal Chapel (Wat Phra Si Sanphet) – the political and spiritual heart of the kingdom.
To the east of the Royal Palace, the Ayutthaya Historical Park houses four spectacular temples of the Early Ayutthaya Period (1350 – 1529). Here, rising amongst the trees and clusters of ruins, are the magnificent sandstone prangs in the classic Lopburi-Khmer style.
Some of the most elaborate temples and ruins are also to be found across the river, along the outer perimeter of the inner city. Wat Na Phramen, to the north, is the only temple in Ayutthaya that survived post-war looting and arson attacks, while the east boasts a cluster of well-preserved temple ruins and, further south, remnants of various foreign settlements, including Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese, Dutch and English compounds.
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