Door panels, wood, Ayutthaya style 16th century from Wat Pra Sri Sanphet, Ayutthaya
The Chao Sam Phraya National Museum is a Thai national museum in Ayutthaya . The museum is named after King Borommaracha II (Chao Sam Phraya), who built Wat Ratchaburana in Ayutthaya in 1424 .
The Chao Sam Phraya National Museum is located on Rochana Street in the old town of Ayutthaya, the capital of the Ayutthaya empire for 417 years.
In the course of the extensive repair and reconstruction work carried out in Ayutthaya by the Thai government between 1956 and 1957, many valuable objects were found that were able to survive the almost complete devastation of the city by the Burmese in 1767.
On December 26, 1961, the museum opened its first building, the two-story Chao Sam Phraya Building, in the presence of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit.
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Wat Ratchaburana is a Buddhist temple in the Ayutthaya Historical Park, Ayutthaya, Thailand. The temple's main prang is one of the finest in the city.
Wat Ratchaburana was founded in 1424 by King Borommarachathirat II of the Ayutthaya Kingdom and built on the cremation site of his two elder brothers who had fought to their deaths in a duel for the royal succession to their father Intha Racha.
The temple's central prang has undergone restoration. Original stucco work can be seen. Mythical creatures as well as lotus are featured. Four Sri Lankan stupas surround the main prang.
The prang's crypt, accessible by steep stairs, houses faded frescoes. These comprise some of the rare such examples from the early Ayutthaya period. The crypt's Buddha images exhibit both Khmer and Sukhothai influences.
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White Thai book on the 12 years fortune teller, Bangkok style, about 50-100 years given by Wat Singsuthwat, Bang Sai District, Ayutthaya
The Chao Sam Phraya National Museum is a Thai national museum in Ayutthaya . The museum is named after King Borommaracha II (Chao Sam Phraya), who built Wat Ratchaburana in Ayutthaya in 1424 .
The Chao Sam Phraya National Museum is located on Rochana Street in the old town of Ayutthaya, the capital of the Ayutthaya empire for 417 years.
In the course of the extensive repair and reconstruction work carried out in Ayutthaya by the Thai government between 1956 and 1957, many valuable objects were found that were able to survive the almost complete devastation of the city by the Burmese in 1767.
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Wat Phra Si Sanphet was situated on the premises of the royal palace which had been established in the reign of King Ramathibodi I (King U - Thong). In 1448 King Boroma - Tri-Loka-Nat dedicated the site of the palace to the construction of the temple. The important edifices in this temple are the three main stupas containing the ashes of King Boroma, King Boroma-Rachathirat and King Ramathibodi II.
It was a royal temple of the kingdom of Ayuthaya, used for such important royal ceremonies as swearing allegiance and it also served as the royal family's private chapel and the place where the royal family's ashes were preserved. No monks resided here though they were occasionally invited for particular rites.
Wat Phra Si Sanphet was the holiest temple on the site of the old Royal Palace in Thailand's ancient capital of Ayutthaya until the city was completely destroyed by the Burmese in 1767. It was the grandest and most beautiful temple in the capital and it served as a model for Wat Phra Kaew in Bangkok. Wikipedia
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Wat Ratchaburana is a Buddhist temple in the Ayutthaya Historical Park, Ayutthaya, Thailand. The temple's main prang is one of the finest in the city.
Wat Ratchaburana was founded in 1424 by King Borommarachathirat II of the Ayutthaya Kingdom and built on the cremation site of his two elder brothers who had fought to their deaths in a duel for the royal succession to their father Intha Racha.
The temple's central prang has undergone restoration. Original stucco work can be seen. Mythical creatures as well as lotus are featured. Four Sri Lankan stupas surround the main prang.
The prang's crypt, accessible by steep stairs, houses faded frescoes. These comprise some of the rare such examples from the early Ayutthaya period. The crypt's Buddha images exhibit both Khmer and Sukhothai influences.
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