Ayutthaya (full name Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thai: พระนครศรีอยุธยา, IPA: [aˡjutʰajaː]; also spelled "Ayudhya") city is the capital of Ayutthaya province in Thailand. 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. Ayutthaya was named after the city of Ayodhya in India, the birthplace of Rama in the Ramayana (Thai, Ramakien). 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. 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.
-- facts grabbed from: Wikipedia --
One of the most interesting places I have ever been to. Ayutthaya - The City of ruins. Quite apt for the theme for this week. Touring this place definitely gave me lots of pictures of palace ruins. This is just one of them. Seeing the ruins as it is now makes me wonder if during the time of it's glory, they had available medical resource. Hopefully they did coz dealing with small pox and burns is not easy even to this day.
2 comments:
wow! that's amazing history...did you take that photo, very pretty angle!
yes, i did. thanks:)
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