Wat Chaiwatthanaram

After the Royal Palace we headed to the Wat Chaiwatthanaram ruins as they were one of the great temples during the Ayutthaya period. The ruins were established in 1630 AD. It's said that the architecture was similar to Ankor Wat in Cambodia. The Wat was destroyed when the Burmese conquered the city in 1767 and looted the Buddha images and stole their statues' heads. We took pictures at the top of the steps of the temple which were very steep and short. When we stood at the top of the temple, the steps looked as if they were straight down. It made it a little more exciting climbing back down.

Wat Chaiwatthanaram Pictures