Places to visit in Ayutthaya, Thailand
10 places to visit in Ayutthaya, Thailand, each with LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own: Ayutthaya Historical Park, Wat Chaiwatthanaram, Wat Phra Si Sanphet and more. Stand at any of them with the app open and the stamp is yours, confirmed on site, in your Ayutthaya volume.
3 UNESCO World Heritage sites · 4 National monuments · 3 Hidden gems
UNESCO World Heritage sites in Ayutthaya (3)
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Ayutthaya Historical Park
The ruins of the old Siamese capital, founded in 1351 on an island where three rivers meet. For four centuries it was one of the great cities of Asia; today its brick chedis, prangs and headless Buddhas stand among lawns and trees, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Wat Chaiwatthanaram
A riverside wat on the west bank of the Chao Phraya, just outside Ayutthaya island, built by King Prasat Thong in the 17th century. Its tall central prang, ringed by smaller towers in the Khmer manner, is one of the best known sights of the old capital, especially at sunset.
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Wat Phra Si Sanphet
The royal wat that stood within the grounds of the old palace of Ayutthaya, the holiest in the kingdom. Its three bell-shaped chedis, standing in a row, have become the picture most people carry of the ancient capital.
National monuments in Ayutthaya (4)
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Wat Na Phra Men
A wat across the old moat from the royal palace of Ayutthaya, which came through the fall of the city in 1767 largely intact. Its hall holds a large crowned Buddha in royal dress, and some say it stands where an early Ayutthaya king was cremated.
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Wat Phra Ram
A ruined wat in the heart of old Ayutthaya, east of Wat Phra Si Sanphet, built on the cremation site of King Ramathibodi I, the city's founder. Like the other great wats of the capital it faces east, and its tall prang is reflected in the pond beside it.
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Wat Ratchaburana
A ruined wat in the Ayutthaya Historical Park, just north of Wat Mahathat, whose main prang is one of the finest in the city. A crypt deep inside the prang, where gold treasures were found, can still be entered.
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Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon
A wat on the edge of old Ayutthaya with the tallest chedi in the city. Rows of seated Buddha images draped in saffron cloth surround it, and a large reclining Buddha lies in the grounds.
Hidden gems in Ayutthaya (3)
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Bang Pa-In Royal Palace
A summer palace of the Thai kings on the banks of the Chao Phraya, south of Ayutthaya. Its buildings mix Thai, Chinese and European styles around ponds and lawns, including a small Thai pavilion that seems to float in the middle of a lake.
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Chao Sam Phraya National Museum
A national museum opened in 1961 to hold the treasures found in the crypts of Wat Ratchaburana and Wat Mahathat. Gold regalia, jewellery, relics and votive tablets sit alongside sculpture gathered from the ruins of the old capital.
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Wat Lokaya Sutharam
A ruined wat on the western edge of old Ayutthaya, known for its huge reclining Buddha in the open air. The figure is 37 metres long and 8 metres high, and is usually wrapped in a saffron robe by worshippers.
Collecting in Ayutthaya
What are the best places to visit in Ayutthaya?
LOQAH lists 10 places in Ayutthaya. The best known include Ayutthaya Historical Park, Wat Chaiwatthanaram, Wat Phra Si Sanphet, Wat Na Phra Men and Wat Phra Ram. Each has a stamp of its own to collect when you are there.
How many LOQAH stamps are there in Ayutthaya?
10, and more are added over time. Each place has LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own.
How do I collect a stamp in Ayutthaya?
Open LOQAH at the place and get its stamp. LOQAH checks where you are once, at that moment; at the place itself the stamp is confirmed on site, with a gold badge.
I have been to places in Ayutthaya before. Can I add them?
Yes. In Earlier trips, choose Ayutthaya and swipe through its stamps, or import your Google Timeline. Each one goes into your volume with the date, if you know it.
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