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Prang and statue of Buddha, Wat Mahathat temple, Ayutthaya, Chao Phraya Basin, Central Thailand, Thailand #123475857
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Ayutthaya Historical Park covers the ruins of the old city of Ayutthaya, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, Thailand. The city of Ayutthaya was founded by King Ramathibodi I in 1351. The city was captured by the Burmese in 1569. Though not pillaged, it lost `many valuable and artistic objects. It was the capital of the country until its destruction by the Burmese Army in 1767. The Wat Mahathat Temple of the Great Relic is a Buddhist temple in Ayutthaya, central Thailand.