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Templo Mahathat, Ayutthaya, Tailandia, 2013-08-23, DD 14
Mahathat temple.
Mercado flotante, Ayutthaya, Tailandia, 2013-08-23, DD 11
Floating market of Ayutthaya.

Ayutthaya was the old capital of Thailand. Its full name is ‘Phra-Na-Khon-Sri-A-Yud-Dha-Ya’. Some people call it ‘Ayudya’. This city was the capital for 417 years. It is the longest Thai capital. Ayudhaya is at the center of Thailand. It was built at the meeting of the rivers Chao Phraya, Pa Sak and Lopburi. It is like an island city. This province is adjacent Lopburi, Angthong and Saraburi at the north, Pathumthani and Nonthaburi at the south, Sarhaburi at the east and Suphanburi at the west of Thailand.

Images for kids

  • Fra Mauro World Map detail South East Asian mainland

    Ayutthaya is shown in the Fra Mauro map of the world (approximately 1450 CE, with south at the top) under the name "Scierno", derived from the Persian "Shahr-I-Naw", meaning "New City"

  • View of Ayuthia, Siam, now known to the Siamese as Krung Kao Wellcome L0020134

    Ayutthaya skyline, photographed by John Thomson, early 1866

  • St Joseph's Church, Ayutthaya

    St. Joseph's Church

  • Ayutthaya Railway Station

    Ayutthaya railway station

  • Ayutthaya, Elephants, Thailand

    Elephants

  • Ayutthaya, Elephant festival, Thailand

    Elephant

  • Ayutthaya, Monk, Thailand

    Buddhist monk in Ayutthaya

  • Templo Phra Si Sanphet, Ayutthaya, Tailandia, 2013-08-23, DD 16

    Wat Phra Si Sanphet

  • Templo Mahathat, Ayutthaya, Tailandia, 2013-08-23, DD 05

    Mahathat, Ayutthaya historical park

  • Mercado flotante, Ayutthaya, Tailandia, 2013-08-23, DD 02

    Floating market of Ayutthaya

  • Templo Thammikarat, Ayutthaya, Tailandia, 2013-08-23, DD 07

    Thammikarat temple

  • Ayutthaya city at night, Thailand

    Ayutthaya city centre at night

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