The Wonder and Beauty of Ayutthaya

• 5 out of 5 stars by nofootprint from Halifax, Nova Scotia
• May 17, 2011

Quote: Known now as Asia's rice field , Auytthaya was once a powerhouse of Southeast Asia. Thailand's most glorious period was when Auytthaya was the powerhouse from 1350 to the end of the 16th century. What a glorious city it must have been , with1700... Read the full Ayutthaya Historical Park review

From journal Our Bangkok Experience

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Royal Ruins in Ayutthaya

• 5 out of 5 stars by SeenThat from Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
• July 28, 2008

Quote: Ayutthaya's religious ruins do not tell the whole story; being the kingdom's capital since its foundation in 1351, the city fulfilled also an administrative role which was reflected in various structures and features characteristic of a political... Read the full Ayutthaya Historical Park review

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Religious Ruins in Ayutthaya Historical Park

• 5 out of 5 stars by SeenThat from Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
• July 28, 2008

Quote: Slowly returning to the dust they came from, ruins are all what survived from Ayutthaya. Most of them are on the island's northwest, west of the modern, but unimportant, town; the best way of exploring the area is by walking among the lush greenery.... Read the full Ayutthaya Historical Park review

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Ayuthaya

• 5 out of 5 stars by SeenThat from Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
• January 1, 2007

Quote: Ayuthaya - 86km north of Bangkok - was the Thai capital from 1350 to 1767; before that it was a Cambodia outpost. It is named after Ayodhya, the home of Rama in the Indian epic Ramayana, Sanskrit for invincible. In 1767, after the ruling of 33 Thai... Read the full Ayutthaya Historical Park review

From journal Day Trips from Bangkok

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Ayutthaya

• 5 out of 5 stars by ggcahill from Mont Albert North, undefined, Australia
• September 13, 2003

Quote: This is the site of a very old Buddhist temple, magnificent buildings that have stood the test of time. Exploring these historic ruins was absolutely fascinating. Well worth the visit. The nearby summer palace was equally impressive, although in a... Read the full Ayutthaya Historical Park review

From journal A Taste of Thai Hospitality

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Ayutthaya Historical Park

• 5 out of 5 stars by ozkathleen from Perth, Australia
• December 4, 2002

Quote: Ayuttay was the capital of Thailand until the Burmese invaded and blasted it to smitherines with cannon during an invasion.The Historical Park has been designed to give an impression of how it would have looked back then. Many of the buildings... Read the full Ayutthaya Historical Park review

From journal My Visit to Thailand

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Tour to Ayutthaya

• 4 out of 5 stars by phileasfogg from New Delhi, India
• November 26, 2002

Quote: Ayutthaya, 76km from Bangkok, was the capital of Thailand for about 400 years--from 1350 to 1767 (when it was finally sacked by invading Burmese armies). In its heyday, Ayutthaya was a metropolis of considerable stature and ranked as one of the... Read the full Ayutthaya Historical Park review

From journal City of Angels- Fallen and Otherwise

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Ayutthaya

• 3 out of 5 stars by Birute from Vilnius, Lithuania
• July 2, 2002

Quote: Ayuthaya is the old capital of Siam (now - Thailand). It was the capital of the kingdom about 417 years (1350-1767). Ayutthaya was once one of the major world empires of Asia, with influence extending all the way to China, Japan and Europe. The city... Read the full Ayutthaya Historical Park review

From journal You can feel - you are the king!

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Ayutthaya Historical Park

• 4 out of 5 stars by Globetrotter from Los Angeles, California
• May 15, 2002

Quote: Ayutthaya was the former royal capital city of Thailand, prior to Bangkok (1350-1767). Since then, its been turned into a historical park, which preserves the ancient temples and Buddha statues. The temples and palaces are scattered all over the... Read the full Ayutthaya Historical Park review

From journal Discovering Culture and History in Bangkok

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Ayutthaya's Historic Temples

• 4 out of 5 stars by Alan Ingram from GLASGOW, Scotland
• August 25, 2001

Quote: Sacked, looted and razed by Burmese invaders the historic ruins of the ancient kingdom of Ayutthaya are confined in the confluence of the Pa Sak River and the Chao Phraya River some 85Km to the North of Bangkok. Located in pleasant garden... Read the full Ayutthaya Historical Park review

From journal Northern Thailand and the Golden Triangle

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