Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya พระนครศรีอยุธยา
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Country	Thailand
Province	Ayutthaya
Government
- Type	City municipality
- Mayor	Somsong Sappakosonlakul
Area
- Total	14. The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj Ayutthaya (full name Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, พระนครศรีอยุธยา pronounced eye-you-TEE-a) is one of the central provinces Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 84 km² (5. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 7 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Total	54,888
- Density	3,698. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 7/km² (9,579. 5/sq mi)
	Registered residents only
Time zone	Thailand (UTC+7)
Website: www.ayutthayacity.go.th/

Ayutthaya (full name Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thai: พระนครศรีอยุธยา, IPA: [aˡjutʰajaː]; also spelled "Ayudhya") city is the capital of Ayutthaya province in Thailand. UTC+7 is a Time zone used in Laos Thailand Cambodia Vietnam Thai (th ภาษาไทย, transcription: phasa thai, transliteration:; pʰāːsǎːtʰāj is the national and Ayutthaya (full name Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, พระนครศรีอยุธยา pronounced eye-you-TEE-a) is one of the central provinces The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj The city was founded in 1350 by King U-Thong, who came here to escape a smallpox outbreak in Lop Buri, and proclaimed it the capital of his kingdom, often referred to as the Ayutthaya kingdom or Siam. King Ramathibodi I (1314 &ndash 1369 was the first king of the kingdom Ayutthaya (now part of Thailand) reigning from 1351 to 1369 Smallpox is an Infectious disease unique to humans caused by either of two virus variants named Variola major and Variola minor. Lop Buri (ลพบุรี is one of the central provinces ( changwat) of Thailand. The kingdom of Ayutthaya (อาณาจักรอยุธยา was a Thai kingdom that existed from 1351 to 1767 Ayutthaya was named after the city of Ayodhya in India, the birthplace of Rama in the Ramayana (Thai, Ramakien). Ayodhya (अयोध्या IAST Ayodhyā) is an ancient city of India, the old capital of Awadh, in the Faizabad district India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Rama ( IAST: rāma Devanāgarī: राम Khmer: Phreah Ream Thai: Phra Ram Lao: Phra Lam Tagalog: The Rāmāyaṇa ( Devanāgarī: sa रामायण is an ancient Sanskrit epic attributed to the Hindu sage ( Maharishi) Valmiki Thai (th ภาษาไทย, transcription: phasa thai, transliteration:; pʰāːsǎːtʰāj is the national and Ramakien (รามเกียรติ์ is Thailand 's National epic, derived from the Indian Ramayana epic. In 1767 the city was destroyed by the Burmese army, and the ruins of the old city now form the Ayutthaya historical park, which is recognized internationally as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Year 1767 ( MDCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar ( pjìdàunzṵ mjàmmà nàinŋàndɔ̀ is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia. The Ayutthaya historical park covers the ruins of the old city of Ayutthaya, Thailand, which was founded by King Ramathibodi I in 1350 United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on November 16 A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex The city was refounded a few kilometers to the east.

It is estimated that Ayutthaya around ca. 1600 had a population of ca. 300,000, and even 1,000,000 around 1700. In that era Ayutthaya belonged thus to the world's largest cities. ^[1]

Ayutthaya Town Center

Ruins of Ayutthaya, Thailand

• Ayutthaya Historical Study Center
• Chan Kasem Palace
• Chao Sam Phraya National Museum
• St. Joseph's Church
• Wang Luang
• Wat Chai Watthanaram
• Wat Lokaya Sutharam
• Wat Mahathat
• Wat Na Phra Men
• Wat Phanan Choeng
• Wat Phra Ram
• Wat Phra Si Sanphet
• Wat Phutthaisawan
• Wat Ratchaburana
• Wat Suwan Dararam
• Wat Thammikarat
• Wihan Phra Mongkhon Bophit

The city is located at the junction of the Chao Phraya, Lopburi and Pa Sak rivers, and on the main north-south railway linking Chiang Mai to Bangkok. Wat Chaiwatthanaram (วัดไชยวัฒนาราม is a Buddhist temple in the city of Ayutthaya Wat Mahathat (วัดมหาธาตุ is the common short name of several important buddhist temples ( Wat) in Thailand. The Chao Phraya (แม่น้ำเจ้าพระยา is a major River in Thailand, with its low alluvial river plain marking the mainland of the country The Lopburi River is a tributary of the Chao Phraya River in Central Thailand. The Pa Sak River (แม่น้ำป่าสัก is a river in central Thailand. Chiang Mai (in Thai; locally (Kham Muang Jiang Mai also sometimes written as "Chiengmai" is the largest and most culturally significant Bangkok, known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (krūŋtʰêːp máhǎːnákʰɔn) or Krung Thep ( for short is the Capital, largest The old city is on an island formed by a bend of the Chao Phraya on the west and south sides, the Pa Sak on the east side and, on the northern side, the Klong Maung canal.

Approximate centre of old city: 14°20′N, 100°34′E

Rounder, corn-cob shaped stupa shows Cambodian (or Khmer) influence and is called a prang. A stupa (from Sanskrit and Pāli: m स्तूप stūpa, literally meaning "heap" is a mound-like structure containing Buddhist The Khmer people are the predominant Ethnic group in Cambodia, accounting for approximately 90% of the 14

Sharp-pointed pinnacle atop bell-shape, called a chedi of Ceylonese influence. A stupa (from Sanskrit and Pāli: m स्तूप stūpa, literally meaning "heap" is a mound-like structure containing Buddhist

Sharp-pointed pinnacle atop square shape, known as a chedi, is a distinct Thai style. A stupa (from Sanskrit and Pāli: m स्तूप stūpa, literally meaning "heap" is a mound-like structure containing Buddhist

The Empire was actually brought down in 1767 by the Burmese destruction of Ayudhya.

Media

In popular culture

• A Thailand-themed town named "Ayothaya" appears in the PC MMORPG Ragnarok Online. A personal computer ( PC) is any Computer whose original sales price size and capabilities make it useful for individuals and which is intended to be operated A massively multiplayer online role-playing game ( MMORPG) is a genre of Computer role-playing games (CRPGs in which a large number of players interact with Ragnarok Online (라그나로크 온라인 often referred to as RO, is a Massively multiplayer online role-playing game or MMORPG created by

References / External links

1. ^ George Modelski, World Cities: –3000 to 2000, Washington DC: FAROS 2000, 2003. George Modelski is Professor of Political Science Emeritus in the University of Washington. ISBN 2-00309-499-4. See also Evolutionary World Politics Homepage.

• Photos and Videos of Ayutthaya
• Ayutthaya travel guide from Wikitravel