Thread: Memory Lane (In my own language)

Wat Chaiwatthanaram…

is a Buddhist temple in the city of Ayuthaya Historical Park on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River, outside Ayutthaya Island. It is one of Ayutthaya's best known temples and a major tourist attraction. Though a large compound part of Ayuthaya Historical Park however, it is not a part of the Historic City of Ayuthaya.

This UNESCO World Heritage Site can be reached by road or by boat.




The Wat was constructed in 1630 (Ayuthaya Kingdom; 1350-1767) by King Prasat Tong as a royal temple where the kings and their successors performed religious ceremonies. The high rank royalties were cremated here.


(Shot in the reign of King Rama V)


After the total destruction of the Ayuthaya Kingdom by the Burmese in 1767, Wat Chai Watthanaram was not spared. The temple was deserted. Theft, sale of bricks from the ruins including the beheaded Buddha statues were inevitably.

Only in 1987 did the Thai Department of Fine Arts start restoring the site and in 1992, it was opened to the public.








(Please bear with Thai language and watch this clip through, nice job --- starting from 2.00 onward)
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