Exploring The Ancient Ruins of Thailand’s Old Capital
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- čas přidán 8. 06. 2022
- North of Bangkok is a small city called Ayutthaya. We finally visited and got a chance to explore the ancient ruins of Thailand's Old Capital. This traditional city is not what we expected and definitely worth a visit if you're ever in Thailand!
The temples in order of visiting in this video:
Wat Mahathat
Wat Ratchaburana
Wat Thammikarat (not included on ticket - free entry)
Wihan Phra Mongkhon Bophit (not included on ticket - free entry)
Wat Phra Si Sanphet
Wat Phra Ram
Ticket for Historical Park - 220 THB (Validity: 1 Month) Access to 6 Temples:
Wat Mahathat
Wat Ratchaburana
Wat Phra Si Sanphet
Wat Phra Ram
Wat Chaiwatthanaram
Wat Maheyong
(Or pay 50 THB per temple)
Tuk Tuk Rental - 1000 THB for whole day/ 500 THB 3 hours (Outside the Train Station)
Motorbike Rental (Nong None Rental - Opposite the Train Station) - 200 THB a day
Bicycle Rental - 50 THB a day
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Ayutthaya is a MUST SEE. We spend 1,5 days there and we will come back.
When the Burmese invaded the Ayutthaya kingdom in 1767, they vandalized most of the Buddha images (among other things such as essential scriptures, artworks, etc.) to demonstrate their victory over the Thai. That would be one explanation
Ayuddhaya was defeated and burnt down by Burmese over 250 years ago after being the capital for over 400 years. As you like Ayudhaya, you might like Sukhothai, the first capital city of the Kingdon, in the central north as well.
Mario’s glasses are so cool and btw if he wants he could become an archiologist. Doesnt need to wait for next lfe 😄👍🏻
Sukothai and Ayutthaya are different kingdoms, it stayed separate throughout its history, even when Sukothai moved its capital to Pitsanulok they had their own King separate from Ayutthaya.
Sukhothai people came from the regions of Loungprabang and Ayutthaya people came from the Lao region of Xiengkhouang
I can't imagine how Ayutthaya beautiful in the past hundreds years with the good condition of anything and some pagoda, chedi, Buddha statue, and palaces had cover with the gold.
Amazing experience 🫠😍Thank you guys ✨
Really surprised at the sheer scale of Ayutthaya. Definitely going straight on my bucket list. Thanks for showing us this truly epic place. 👍👍😊😊
It once had a population of one million and was the largest city in the 18th century, larger than London. and Paris in terms of population
There are villages of foreign nationals such as Chinese, Japanese, Persian, Portuguese, French, Dutch, Malay, Indonesian, Cham, Khmer, Lao, Chiang Mai, Mon and Cham villages.
Fabulous. You two are wonderful.
Thanks Gail!
Very cool/interesting 🙂👍
The Temple was burnt and ransack when the kingdom fall but I don't think they cut the buddha head back then, they just want the goods and treasure to take back to Burma to fight back the Chinese that they are at war with at that time, buddha head are too heavy and don't have much value at that time.
But later Antique dealers cut the head and sold it in the black market you can see a lots of buddha head in many wealthy house especially in Europe or America.
ps. You should go to see the museum in town or Japanese village or many Temple out of the town.
In the 50's on a lot of treasure hunting found a lot of treasure. The government could not stop them so, the start giving out permit but need to sell to the government that what I remember. Thailand always build statue with donation gold that why all over Thailand we have many gold Buddha statue. Some holes that you see used to be treasure inside but someone stole them. Later they found out but too late.
Ayutthaya was the largest and most powerful center of the Thai Kingdom in our history. This may explain the expanse of the temple/city structure you guys are walking around in. I know that this kingdom center was responsible for expanding the Thai Kingdom to its peak prosperity before it was destroyed by the Burmese forces. It actually had very strong political clout from way up north in the Lanna Kingdom all the way down to the Malay Peninsula and across towards the Isaan area where it meets the Khmer Kingdom at the time. Well that's about how much I'd like to go to for now 'coz it gets fairly detailed from here on out and I don't think my memory is up to it. Thanks for the trip back in time guys and great vlog!!!
Issan area are Lao people that was a part of the Lao kingdom of Lanxang, Lanna was also a Lao kingdom, in the Ayutthaya chronicles Ayutthaya called Lanna/ChiangMai Lao people,
Lan Xang was bigger back in the 1300's. Your knowledge is lacking. Lanna and Lan Xang was united under one King! His statue is outside That Laung in Vientiane. Travels on Toast you been there.
The stairs in the main prang of Ratchaburana Temple lead the way down to the treasure chambers where King Chao Sam Phraya, the 7th King of Ayutthaya Kingdom (est. year 1416) , ordered to build them to store some ancient treasures such as golden rings, crowns, coronation items made from authentic gold which belonged to his father, Intha Racha, the 6th king before him. Unfortunately, 66 years ago a group of thieves blew up the prang entrance to steal what in there which caused damages to the old wall paintings in the chambers. It’s unbelievable that more than 100 kgs of gold and thousands of royal items were stolen that day and the police could retrieve only about 10% of them. One of the thieves revealed that once they were inside the chambers, around them were tremendous of gold and jewels and the amount of the treasures stored in there were placed from their toes high up to the ceilings! Just imagine that!
I was there before you guys maybe 9 or 10 years ago and they still allowed us to go down the stairs to visit the chambers and what in there was fascinating! The 600-year-old wall paintings still exist until today (yet all the treasures which were only 10% of the remaining were relocated to Chao Sam Phraya National Museum adjacent to the temple. And you can still visit the place to witness the antique items that once were in the chambers.
Oh! And in the chamber that the bats were in there was the first level where they stored hundreds of thousands of hundred-year-old buddha images and many more sacred items piled up from the floor to the ceilings and like the others only some of them were retrieved 😢 Just like you said in the video, some of those worth million today.
We wanted to go down but it was locked and we saw they had moved everything to the museum, that's cool you used to be able to go down there!
Locetion very beutifull senary 👍🇮🇳
I was there for a day trip in January and loved it. However I did take an elephant ride and felt so guilty afterwards.
Mario did you guys go visit Wat Phu in Laos? It's more ancient part of the Ancient Khemer Kingdom. All of Thailand was before the Tai migration from China populated and took over the lands.. Notice I wrote Tai not Thai.
Yes, we made a video about it.
At the time of war Siam will cement the solid gold statue so, the Burmese don't see it but when the burn the city down the cement crack and the Burma army see it. That's why the destroy all statue.
That tuk tuk is the original from BKK.
Hi, I have been following you two since your first days doing youtube in Laos.
Now that you are in Thailand, I want to know what is your mode of transportation now because you used motorcycle in Laos. Thank you and keep up your videos coming.
We are travelling by train/bus for long distances and then renting motorbikes
Hey guys i miss a lot of videos of the great heathen army of the siamese reign 🤣this is a great ancient place and yes Olivia its right there was a war between siamese and burmeses. The city was founded in 1350 by King U-Thong, who made it the capital of his kingdom, often referred to as the Kingdom of Ayutthaya or Siam. In 1767 the city was destroyed by the Burmese army in the course of the Burmese-Siamese War, in which most of the royal family and 90,000 people were kidnapped,2 and the ruins of the old city now form the Burmese Historical Park. Ayutthaya. The new city was founded just a few kilometers east of the old one, about 80 km north of Bangkok. The capital was moved to Thon Buri.
By the 17th century it had become an important international port with great commercial activity. They traded teakwood, sandalwood, sugar, hides, ivory, furs, silks, and local handicrafts, as well as items from Japan and China.
I think olivia should interview a new monk in thailand with lovely glasses😅
How far from one temple to another? Are they close to each other…within walking distance?
We recommend renting a bike or motorbike, walking would be tiring in the heat and would take up most of the day
@@TravelsonToast Thank you!
What camera are you using for vlogging?
go pro hero 10
What are you from ? My from India.very beautiful gurden
Lithuania and UK :)
Are you still in Thai Land,why you we don’t see much of your video now
Yep, video out now!
Traditional place in Thailand ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Ayutthaya was established by a prince from Xiengkhouang northern Laos named Uthong. The famous Thai historian and linguistic expert Dr David K Wyatt says that the early kingdom spoke a dialect that came from Xiengkhouang northern Laos where the stone jars are. Uthong was King at the same time as FaNgum of Laos, Uthong even wrote that he came from the same lineage as FaNgum, when FaNgum established Lanxang after conquering Vientiane.
I ❤️ Ayutthaya 😉🤙
The Ayutthaya Kingdom was the conqueror of Angkor Wat. and sent his son to rule
The heads of Buddha image were sold for the rich people.
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We are really sorry to hear that man and know exactly what you mean about that. Hope you're well back in the green Ireland!
@@TravelsonToast thanks ill be fine