Aiyoutaya (ayutthaya) is located in central Thailand, about 85 kilometers north from Bangkok, where Thailand and here was a bustling metropolis. Here vast plains, rivers and early is a densely populated city. Here and is the largest wood producing area, in line with Thai people choose to capital standards. 1350 with the king of Wu (king u-thong) capital choice here, Aiyoutaya also live up to expectations, continued to shoulder 417 in Thailand, political and cultural center of gravity, and the 17th century BC in Southeast Asia became one of the largest international city . Although the AD in 1569 became a neck Myanmar soil, but resumed less than 20 years to the independent status of the city, until the Burmese invasion of AD 1767, burned most of the buildings, looted before becoming impoverished use. But in drawing fine wall murals are easy to realize admitted to her former majesty momentum. As if the ancient Indian civilization, the ancient city is well planned Yiyoutaya river city, vertical and horizontal channels and canals, drainage during the rainy season not only solve the problem, but also in international trade, transport plays an important role. Aiyoutaya learned over the last ruler of the Khmer and Burmese Buddhist architectural forms and rituals of Brahmanism, built more than 500 built magnificent palaces and temples. Aiyoutaya total area of 2556 square kilometers government, divided into 16 counties. Ancient city located on the Chao Phraya (chaophraya river), Luobu Li River (lopburi river) and Pa Sake River (pasak river) at the junction of the islands and has a natural "moat" is a mud wall was originally created in the Maha Chuck La King (king maha chakrapat, c. 15498-1568 years), replaced by brick, 5 m thick and 6 meters high, 12.5 kilometers long. A total of 99 on the door the door, including 18 major import and export, 61 special purpose door and 20 is a water gate. Roads and channels parallel to the island, and use more than 30 various types of bridge connections. Aiyoutaya channels throughout the ancient city, the river is a well-planned city, the successful use of drains and canals, so the city can be divided into many separate administrative regions, each management, and easy solution Si drainage problems during the rainy season to prevent flooding Granville co. Vertical and horizontal channels also allow the island's transportation, and even international trade, transportation smooth and even developed in the heyday of Aiyoutaya 17th century AD, where more than 100 million people gathered around the person and the community, just like a small New York.
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Eyes closed smiling Buddha Buddha head was wrapped in old roots deeply imprinted in my brain wonders, and became to Aiyoutaya (Ayutthaya) of the main driving force. Buddha's head look like a dynasty to do things changing with the rise and fall, after showing Xijinqianhua do not dispute peacefully and with the capacity of dimple, a clean soul mood. Aiyoutaya, also called Ayutthaya, located in central Thailand, about 85 kilometers from Bangkok. Aiyoutaya dynasty in the history and cultural development in Thailand to play a quite important role, from 1350 onwards lasted 417 years, after 5, 33 toward the king, was continued after the Sukhothai dynasty, a second capital. Because of good location, surrounded by rice fields and surrounded by fertile, has become the ideal administrative and transportation center. To do business at that time to include China, Japan, India, UK, Netherlands, Portuguese, etc., can be described as unprecedented, Prosperous, and was hailed as 'paradise'. 18th century, the long-term engagement with Myanmar, Thailand, Aiyoutaya fall, many of the Burmese army destroyed the city of palaces, temples and pagodas, has become historical monuments we see today. In 1991, Yiyoutaya included in the UNESCO (UNESCO) World Heritage Site. Although everywhere in ruins, collapsed walls, you can still feel the Yiyoutaya old majestic momentum. Thriving city that year to gather the most skilled sculptors craft, from a legacy can still see a very delicate and elegant relief and other works. Aiyoutaya dynasty of Thailand in the history of art masterpieces. All the temples and palaces, the solemn beauty of the size of the Buddha in a total of more than million, the highest of the Buddha, 72 meters high, some of them covered with 250 kg weight in gold, showing that the splendid and illustrious momentum. At that time, today's ruling include Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar, the Aiyoutaya a wide range of building unique style, both Ceylon-style stupa, or pagoda Khmer-style dome, are full of flavor. The amazing thing is, this period of architectural aesthetics of the building late in Thailand have a profound impact. Historical wounds always show in the world naked, scarred to teach us with the devastating war. Since ancient times, because no match for the greed of mankind in the struggle for power, the occupation in the ongoing destruction. Aiyoutaya hundreds of years to establish the stately grandeur, in 1767 the invading Burmese army was mercilessly destroyed and looted, "paradise" blink of an eye into ruins. Today Aiyoutaya the deterioration of its decadence _set_ off; Red rolling, sun_set_ wherewithal, centuries-old glory old saying in the skies.