Wat Phra Sri Sanphet At Ayutthaya Historical Park Thailand Royalty-Free Stock Photo

Wat Phra Sri Sanphet is situated on the city island in Ayutthaya’s World Heritage Park in Pratu Chai sub-district. It has been registered as a national historic site by the Fine Arts Department since 5 March 1935. This monastery was the most important temple of Ayutthaya and situated within the Royal Palace grounds. It served as a model for the Temple of the Emerald Buddha in Bangkok. In 1350 Prince U-Thong ordered a palace built in an area called Nong Sano, actual the area in the vicinity of Bung Phra Ram. The palace contained three wooden buildings named Phaithun Maha Prasat, Phaichayon Maha Prasat, and Aisawan Maha Prasat. Upon finalization of the palace in 1351, he established Ayutthaya as his capital and was bestowed the title of King Ramathibodi I. The original size of the old palace compound is believed to be the same as the area of Wat Phra Sri Sanphet today. King Borom Trailokanat, the eighth king of Ayutthaya, built a new palace just north of the area, adjacent to the old Lopburi River, the actual Khlong Muang, serving that time as the northern city moat. He converted in 1448 the royal pavilions of his predecessors into a Putthawat or sacred religious zone.