Ayutthaya Historical Park

Siamese · Thailand

Field notes

civilizations

Siamese

types

City · Temple

occupied

1,350 CE — 1,767 CE

country

Thailand

The site

Ayutthaya Historical Park preserves the ruins of the old Siamese capital in central Thailand, founded by King Ramathibodi I in 1351 and flourishing until 1767. The park spreads across the point where three rivers meet, a strategic setting that earlier drew Khmer settlers to the area. Its excavated temples and traces of ancient reservoirs mark one of Southeast Asia's great royal cities.

Nearby sites

~311 km

Sukhothai Historical Park

~352 km

Si Satchanalai Historical Park

~370 km

Angkor Thom

~372 km

Angkor Wat