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Ayutthaya Historical Park Travel Guide

The Major Sites to see at Ayutthaya are:

1. Wat Phra Si Sanphet
   
2. Wat Phra Ram [ 1369 ]
3. Wat Maha That [ 1374 ]
   
4. Wat Ratchaburana [ 1424 ]
5. Wat Chai Wattanaram [ 1630 ]
6. Wat Yai Chaimongkol [ 1357 ]
   
7. Wat Phanan Choeng [ 1324 ]
8. the Phet Fortress [ 1350 ] [ Pom Phet ]
   
9. the ruins of the Royal Palace Ayutthaya
   
10. The Elephant Kraal
    
11. Chedi Si Suriyothai
12. Wat Suwan Dararam
13. Chao Sam Phraya National Museum
    
14. Chan Kasem National Museum
    
15. Bang Pa-in Palace [ Summer Palace ]
    
16. Wat Lokayasutha
17. Wat Phuttai Sawan
18. Wat Wora Chet Tha Ram

• To understand and appreciate Ayutthaya, tourists should attempt to learn something about the history of the Kingdom of Ayutthaya, its Kings and other personalities and heros, the importance of rivers and canals in daily life, war and trade, the methods of war and fortifications, the role and settlements of foreigners living in Ayutthaya in the 16, 17 and 18 Centuries, Ayutthaya art and architecture and the effect of total destruction of Ayutthaya and its people in 1767 by the Burmese armies. So we recommend tourist visits to these ruins and monuments, Museums in Ayutthaya  and elsewhere in Thailand displaying art and artifacts from the times, places of cultural significance in Ayutthaya to Thailand and Thai people, the monuments of Thai heros and heroines of Ayutthaya.