Ayutthaya is a city in Thailand, about 80 kilometres north of Bangkok. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Siam, and a prosperous international trading port, from 1350 until razed by the Burmese in 1767. The ruins of the old city now form the Ayutthaya Historical Park, an archaeological site that contains palaces, Buddhist temples, monasteries and statues. The park is on an island between 3 rivers.
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Ayutthaya, The Historic City, became the second capital of Siam’s kingdom after Sukhothai. You feel on an island while you are in Ayutthaya. The Chao Phraya flows south of the city and goes east. The Pasak River to the east and the Lopburi further to the North. Nicknamed the” Venice of the east”, there are many things to do near …
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