Ayutthaya (city)
Ayutthaya was the capital of Ayutthaya kingdom.[1] Its full name is ‘Phra-Na-Khon-Sri-A-Yud-Dha-Ya’. Some people call it ‘Ayudya’. This city was the capital for 417 years. Ayudhaya is at the center of Thailand. It was built at the meeting of the rivers Chao Phraya, Pa Sak and Lopburi. It is like an island city. This province is Diagnol to Lopburi, Angthong at the north, Pathumthani and Nonthaburi at the south, Saraburi at the east and Suphanburi at the west of Thailand. It is also the place we're the first ever king of Thailand was born.
Ayutthaya (city) Media
Ayutthaya is shown in the Fra Mauro map of the world (approximately 1450 CE, with south at the top) under the name "Scierno", derived from the Persian "Shahr-i Naw", meaning "New City"
Ayutthaya skyline, photographed by John Thomson, early 1866
References
- ↑ Ayudhaya WebsiteAyudhaya Website