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Sukhothai Images 14 images Created 1 Jan 2013

Sukhothai Historical Park is all about the ruins of Sukhothai - the ancient capital of the Sukhothai kingdom in the 13th and 14th centuries. The ruins and temples are set in a park-like venue, making them easily viewed on a bicycle. Within the UNESCO-listed park there are 193 ruins on 70 square km of land. Inside are the remains of the royal palace and twenty six temples. The park sees thousands of visitors each year who marvel at the ancient Buddha figures and ruined temples.
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  • Nelumbo nucifera, known usually known as simply lotus, is a plant in the monotypic family Nelumbonaceae.  This plant is an aquatic perennial. Under favorable circumstances its seeds may remain viable for many years, with the oldest recorded lotus germination being from that of seeds 1,300 years old recovered from a dry lakebed in northeastern China..A common misconception is referring to a lotus as a water lily -Nymphaea - an entirely different plant,
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  • Bas Relief Buddha Disciples at Wat Mahathat which is made up of over 200 buildings and structures. Wat Mahathat was founded around the middle of the thirteenth Century by the Thai King Sri Intaratit.
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  • Reclining Buddha, Wat Prakaeo, Kamphaeng Phet Historical Park, Wat Prakaeo was the royal temple which was once adjacent to the royal palace - now in ruins. The temple was used for important city festivals. The Buddha images at Wat Phra Kaeo are its most distinctive feature, one reclining Buddha surrounded by two sitting Buddhas.
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  • Seated Buddha at Wat Mahathat: the temple is believed to have been founded during the Thirteenth Century.  It was built by King Sri Intaratit.  Mahathat Temple is the central focus of the entire Sukhothai Historical Park.
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  • Wat Si Sawai, the most Khmer styled temple remaining at Sukhothai and the only one that appears to have originally been built for the worship of Hindu gods. The temple dates from the era of Khmer rule, and was probably built in the late 12th  century..The central sanctuary is dominated by three massive prangs, representing the Hindu trinity. The stucco decorations on the towers are quite intricate, and depict guardians, garudas and naga serpents.  The prayer halls on the south side of the prangs were added when the temple was converted into a Buddhist monastery in the 14th century.
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  • Lotus Pond at Wat Mahathat in Sukhothai - a town brimming with lotus ponds.  It is believed that Wat Mahathat was founded around the middle of the 13th Century by Thai King Sri Intaratit.  Wat Mahathat is the central focus of Sukhothai Historical Park a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Wat Sa Si at Sukhothai Historical Park is located to the northwest of Wat Mahathat. This ancient temple is situated on an island in the middle of Traphang Trakuan pond.  It's a simple, classic Sukhothai-style wát containing a large Buddha, one chedi and the columns of the ruined wihan.  The Sri Lankan bell shaped stupas here indicate the Sinhalese influence in the Sukhothai art style.
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  • Wat Mahathat is the largest and most important temple in the ancient capital of Sukhothai.  Wat Mahathat was founded around the middle of the 13th Century by Siamese King Sri Intaratit. Wat Mahathat along with the other ruins and temples at Sukhothai Historical Park was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the year 1991.
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  • The temple at Wat Phra Pai Luang is the second largest of all the temples in Sukhothai. It was built in the 12th century by the Khmer king Jayavarman VII. The temple is even older than the ancient city of Sukhothai but unlike most of the other temples in Sukhothai, the temple of Wat Phra Phai Luang has not been reconstructed.  It lies in ruins and the Buddha images are missing heads in some places. It is thought that the temple of Wat Phra Phai Luang was converted to Thereveda Buddhist style after originally being built in the Khmer Hindu style of architecture.
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  • Wrapped Buddha at Wat Phra Phai which was built in the twelfth century by Khmer King Jayavarman VII. The temple is even older than the ancient city of Sukhothai. Unlike many of the renovated temples at Sukhothai Wat Phra Phai lies in ruins and the Buddha images are often missing heads.  Wat Phra Phai Luang was converted to Buddhist style after originally having been built in the Khmer Hindu style.
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  • Buddha Large Hand at Wat Si Chum, also called Temple Of The Bodhi Tree.  The temple is at least 700 years old and was discovered by archaeologist Louis Fournereau in the year 1891.
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  • Walking Buddha at Wat Chetuphon - which is famous for four Buddha Images of vast size in four different postures: sitting, reclining, standing and walking - the last of which is in the best condition and shown here. Their size is impressive and can be seen from the area. Enshrined in a mandapa with porches on four sides, these huge Buddhas also serve for supporting the mandapa roof, a functional feature developed from Burmese architecture in Pagan.
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  • The Temple Of The Bodhi Tree - Wat Si Chum  is said to be at least seven hundred years old. The temple was discovered by the archaeologist Fournereau in 1891.  Wat Si Chum was originally surrounded by a moat. A square mondop is the main sanctuary contains a monumental stucco-over-brick Buddha image in the attitude Subduing Mara, called Phra Achana.
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  • Wat Phra Si Iriyabot or Ariyabot iis made up of four walls of laterite material with a mondop structure which once housed Buddha statues in four different postures: walking, sitting, standing and reclining in the Sukhothai style. Only the standing Buddha posture remains, the others being in ruins.
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