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Royal Palace at Bang Pa-In (พระราชวังบางปะอิน) - August 2006 : Visit to the Royal Palace at Bang Pa-In, near Ayutthaya with Benji and friends. Beautiful. Most of the buildings were constructed between 1872-89

Royal Palace at Bang Pa-In (พระราชวังบางปะอิน) - August 2006

Visit to the Royal Palace at Bang Pa-In, near Ayutthaya with Benji and ...

Updated: Jan 07, 2007 2:19am PST

Benji and friends - Royal Palace at Bang Pa-In (พระราชวังบางปะอิน), August 2006 : Visit to the Royal Palace at Bang Pa-In, near Ayutthaya with Benji, Ta Ta and Ou. Pictures of Benji, Ta Ta Ou and I.

Benji and friends - Royal Palace at Bang Pa-In (พระราชวังบางปะอิน), August 2006

Visit to the Royal Palace at Bang Pa-In, near Ayutthaya with Benji, Ta ...

Updated: Aug 23, 2006 9:04pm PST

Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon - August 2006 : A visit to the Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon (also known as Wat Yai Chaya Mongkol)in Ayutthaya with Benji and friends. Splendid, including a magnificent reclining Buddha, but a lot of damage was caused by the advancing Khmer army in 1767.

Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon - August 2006

A visit to the Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon (also known as Wat Yai Chaya Mong ...

Updated: Aug 26, 2006 7:51pm PST

Chao Sam Praya National Museum - August 2006 : The museum was built in 1959 to display objects found at Ayutthaya. Includes lunch on the way to the museum, the beautiful museum grounds (no photography was allowed inside the museum itself), and a delightful school party emcountered there. Their schhool buses were amazing.

Chao Sam Praya National Museum - August 2006

The museum was built in 1959 to display objects found at Ayutthaya. In ...

Updated: Aug 24, 2006 6:23pm PST

Wat Phra Si Sanphet and Wihara Pra Mangkhon Bophit - August 2006 : A visit here with Benji and friends in August 2006. Wat Phra Si Sanphet was a residential palace and monastery but was ransacked in 1767 by the Burmese. The remaining ruins are extraorinarily impressive. Little was left of the grand palace except for a few walls.The giant Buddha (Pra Mangkhon Bophit) is made of brick and covered with bronze and gilt, and dates from the 16th century. Originally located outdoors it was badly damaged in the sacking of Ayutthaya by the Burmese in 1767. It has since been restored. It is gigantic and would have looked phenomenal when housed outdoors. The pictures in the beginning are from the market at the entrance to the Wat.

Wat Phra Si Sanphet and Wihara Pra Mangkhon Bophit - August 2006

A visit here with Benji and friends in August 2006. Wat Phra Si Sanphe ...

Updated: Aug 24, 2006 9:09pm PST

Wat Na Phramen - August 2006 : A visit to this temple with Benji and friends. A most beautiful building.

Wat Na Phramen - August 2006

A visit to this temple with Benji and friends. A most beautiful buildi ...

Updated: Aug 24, 2006 9:49pm PST

Wat Chaiwatthanaram (วัดไชยวัฒนาราม) : A visit with Benji, Ta Ta and Ou to Wat Chaiwatthanaram in August 2006. This monastery was built by the royal command of King Prasat Thong as a memorial to his country and to celebrate his coronation in 1630. It was built in the Khmer architectural style, but, unlike the temples in Ankor, Cambodia, was built in brick not stone. Over the centuries the weight of the bricks have caused the structures to sag and in some cases to collapse. As well damage was caused to the Monastery when Ayutthaya was sacked by the Burmese in 1767. This monastery is astonishingly beautiful and my photos barely do it justice. The highlight of my trip to Ayutthaya.

Wat Chaiwatthanaram (วัดไชยวัฒนาราม)

A visit with Benji, Ta Ta and Ou to Wat Chaiwatthanaram in August 2006 ...

Updated: Aug 24, 2006 10:01pm PST