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The ancient Thai capital Ayutthya

Bangkok today has such a size that the visitors to think that there has always been the have been forgiven capital cultivated target = "_blank" title = "Marketing Bangkok> Thailand. But this is not the case. In fact, since 13 Century it is the third, the other two cities in the north at Sukhothai (1238-1351 AD) and Ayutthaya. Bangkok has only been the center of government since 1782 and the present Grand Palace, that only about every visitor here actually modeled on the style of the old palace in Ayutthaya. For more than 400 years, from 1351 to 1767 was Thailand of Ayutthaya in a time of historians as Thailand's "Golden Age governed known."

At its height, the ancient city of Ayutthaya was truly an thriving center of a nation, the most powerful in Southeast Asia for several centuries until his dismissal and plundered by the Burmese in 1767. In its desire to assume that was the commercial center of Ayutthaya because of his control over lucrative trade routes, many of the Burmese destroyed the temple of Angkor-style and took unlimited amounts of wealth in the form of artifacts and jewels back to Burma. Although they have been driven less than six months later, had the Burmese government Ayutthaya period as Capitol City because of the thoroughness of its destruction at the end of what the "jewel of the East had been."

But perhaps because of the proximity of Bangkok to Ayutthaya (86 km) it is once again a thriving city of more than half a million people and the ruins of Ayutthaya civilization attract many visitors in their own Law. As do the colorful markets, fine restaurants and pleasant floating, you are surrounded by silence in comparison to the boisterous Bangkok.

To assure optimal protection their home, took the ancient rulers of Ayutthaya three nearby rivers, which they caused by people connected channels to their impressive surround the city, so largely a natural moat around the city, which served to ward off intruders. They were built during this time, being courted by experienced traders, the Japanese their own settlement on the outskirts of town, on the other side of the ditch, and soon from other settlements of English, French and Portuguese traders from Europe joined built.

The kings reigned, the Ayutthaya built walls and fortifications, and the gap that they, the radicals, which is still surrounded at certain points in the old part of town are seen. And the hundreds of temples that were built, there are enough of them today, so you can imagine, back in Thailand's golden Era of prosperity. If your eyes for a moment near an old ruin it is not difficult to picture bands of silk-clad Thais in their national dress trousers cropped at the calf, their shops the day. The city is still of the three rivers (Chao Phraya, Lop Buri and Pa Sak) and a good way to visit the city surrounded, take the three and a half hour boat trip on the Chao Phraya River from Bangkok, returning by car or train, about an hour and a half journey.

At a visit to Ayutthaya, to a taste of the city to get a good idea is to travel by boat, with circumnavigatory a tour of the island. Boats leave from the Pier of the market and the trip takes about an hour. They are of Wang Luang (the remnants of the old wooden palace buildings), Wat Phra Si Sanphet, Wat Phra Ram, Wat Ratchaburana, Ayutthaya, the Study Center and two museums – the Chao Sam Phraya and Chandra Kasem.

Your short boat ride around the island contact for further exploration by providing you some ideas on how you want to explore. A temple, which is particularly interesting to those already mentioned Wat Phra Ram, which was established in 1369th It is nicely in a garden with lotus blossoms floating in a pond set by the mysterious ruins of the temple surrounded. The sight is pressing the question of how people could in these times have designed and made and how complex and artistic structures with the technology they possessed.

Another old temple worth visiting, which is always still in good repair, Wat Phra Si Sanphet is founded in about 1448th His three bell-shaped chedi (sacred Buddhist relics sites anchoring) are by two columns vihara (assembly halls and chapels flanked) and surrounded by sandstone images of Lord Buddha.

Before leaving Ayutthaya, a must if you want to stay home long in the memory, then a visit to the Chao Sam Phraya Museum. There you see how Siam was influenced by the Mon and Khmer cultures. You see well-preserved remains the Buddha-figures and mythological images from Thailand, India and Sri Lanka. And you also have the opportunity to experience some fabulous glittering treasures of gold and jewelry in the East Room The museum, which were found in Wat Ratchaburana, fortunately one does not see those looted by the washing out of Burma. The insignia of gold on the display, the filigree headdress, the decorated war elephant complete with howdah, a sword, give a crystal handle and scabbard inlaid with precious stones, all these artifacts and much more an indication of how a city of Ayutthaya fabulous must have been once.

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Tom Aikins is a Bangkok-based journalist who runs an Online Marketing Excellence business at http://www.marketingbangkok.com and does IT consulting at http://www.itready.co.th

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