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11 Reasons to visit
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- The historic city of Ayutthaya
was declared a UNESCO world
heritage site in 1991
- Historic town of Sukhothai
and its associated historic
towns was declared a UNESCO
world heritage site in 1991
- Watch the must see show
of Thailand in Bangkok”
The Siam Niramit Show”
with over 150 dancers and
500 costumes and listed in
the Guiness book of world
records for the “ tallest
proscenium arch, measured
at 11.95 metres”
- See the tallest bronze statue
in the world and Buddha’s
head on a tree at Ayutthaya
- See and take a train ride
on the historic “ Bridge
on the River Kwai”
- Touch, keep a tiger on your
lap and take photographs at
the only tiger temple in the
world at Kanchanaburi
- Go see the Grand Palace
in Bangkok, the architecture
is a great mix of Thai &
European styles, the temple
of Emerald Buddha is in the
same complex
- Get dazzled at Wat Phao
in Bangkok, famous for the
huge reclining Buddha statue
- Visit Wat Arun, Bangkok
or the temple of Dawn is one
of the best known landmarks
and one of the most published
images of Bangkok
- Visit to the ancient city
is a must, this park is over
320 acres and has the replicas
of the 109 monuments of Thailand
and often referred as the
world’s largest outdoor
museum
- Shop till you drop at the
night market in Bangkok’s
night market
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Great
to know
- According to a legend
the Emerald Buddha in Bangkok was created
in India in 43 BC by Nagasena in the city
of Patna
- The historic city of Ayutthaya was named
after Ayodhya, India
- Wat Phra Meru in Ayuthaya has two Buddha
images, one of which is reputedly 1,300
years old and from Sri Lanka.
- Wat Phra Si Samphet was Ayutthaya’s
largest temple and a favorite of royalty:
the Burmese melted down its 16-meter Buddha
image for the 250 kg of gold that covered
it.
- Sukhothai the capital during the 13th
century, translates as “Dawn of
Happiness”
- Sukhothai was the 1st truly ancient
Thai Kingdom and the thai alphabets were
created here which is from Pali, Sanskrit
and Grantha
- In 1360 King Ramathibodi complied the
legal code in Ayutthaya based in Indian
Dharmashastra in Pali and remained in
force till the 19th century
- The architecture of Ayutthaya is a fascinating
mix of ancient Khmer and early Sukhothai
styles
- At its peak Sukhothai kingdom stretched
from Burma to Laos and down to Malay Penninsula.
This was larger than that of modern Thailand
- Take a stroll through China Town a very
atmospheric place quite different to the
rest of the inner city of Bangkok
- Bangkok’s official name is “Krungthepmahanakhon
Amornrattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilokphop
Noppharat Ratchathaniburirom Udomratchaniwetmahasathan
Amonphiman Awatansathit Sakkathattiyawitsanukamprasit”
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