Ayutthaya (Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya district)

Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya district covers the island formed where the Chao Phraya, Pa Sak and Lopburi rivers meet, together with the surrounding banks, north of Bangkok. King U Thong, crowned as Ramathibodi I, founded the city here in 1350, and it remained the capital of the Siamese kingdom until Burmese armies destroyed it in 1767. Its rivers and canals drew Asian and European merchants. The ruins of its temples and palaces, among them Wat Phra Si Sanphet, Wat Mahathat and Wat Ratchaburana, now form the historical park inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991. The Ayutthaya Gold Treasure Exhibition Building displays objects recovered from the crypts of Wat Ratchaburana and Wat Mahathat.

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Ayutthaya (Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya)
Ayutthaya Gold Treasure Exhibition Building
Born of the looting of a royal crypt in the 1950s, the Ayutthaya Gold Treasure Exhibition Building has, since 2022, brought together the gold of royalty, offerings to the Buddha and relics from the great monuments of the former capital.

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