As a UNESCO World Heritage site, Angkor Wat is considered to be one of the most significant archaeological sites in the South-East Asia and dates as early as the 9th century. After time, neglect, and war damaged the site, UNESCO put the historical remains on its World Heritage List, as suitably as the World Heritage in Danger List to save it from further destruction and looting. Since then, there has been work to preserve the temples by both professional archaeologists and locals. To see the size and scope of this monument located in the Cambodian jungle, certificate of right out this 3-D digital interpretation.
Explore this and other UNESCO World Heritage sites on the Treasures of Angkor Wat and Vietnam tour.
My partner and I truly enjoyed Wat Mahathat so much that we almost did not want to leave the spectacular town. But of course, we wanted to make the most of our visit to Ayutthaya so we forced ourselves to leave after taking almost a hundred photos of the Lord Buddha’s main and of the impressive chedis.
We asked our taxi driver, Phan, as to where we were heading next. He said that the next item in our itinerary was the Wat Phra Si Sanphet. Whew! What a mouthful! That authority was enough to arouse our curiosity and elevate our excitement a notch higher. We hurriedly left for the Wat Phra Si Sanphet as it was already 4:30 pm and the temple is only open to the viewing public until 5:00pm.
Traffic was not that bad the day we went on a tour or Ayutthaya so we were apt to make it on time. We paid Baht 30 each at the entrance gates and started with our tour of Wat Phra Si Sanphet.
The temple has a colorful history. The royal palace was said to be located within this area during the establishment of Ayutthaya when King Ramathibodi was still in power back in 1350 A.D. until the reign of King Sam Phraya in 1448 A.D.
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