Wat Mae Nang Piom, Ayutthaya. Wat Mae Nang Piom was an ancient built in Ayothaya period. Singh Lom around the Chedi. At the front of old wiharn. Luang Poh Klaw at the old wiharn. Buddha image at the left wiharn. Wat Kudi Thong, Ayutthaya.

Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya or Ayutthaya in short. The Kingdom of Ayutthaya reached its apex in terms of sovereignty, military might, wealth, culture, and international commerce in the 16th century when the Kingdoms territory was extended far beyond present-day Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar. Ayutthaya even had diplomatic relations with Louis XIV of France and was courted by Dutch, Portuguese, English, Chinese and Japanese merchants. The seal of Ayutthaya depicts a conch on a pedestal .

Elephant taxis offer a novel, and environmentally friendly, method of taking in the ancient capital. German and Japanese brochyres will soon be available. An elephant splashes water through its trunk. On a group of revellers riding on a pick-up. The training takes around five day.

Its architecture and plan suggest that it was probably built in the early Ayutthaya period. Besides edifices, there is still an important figure located here; a Reclining Buddha Image made of brick and covered with mortar. After excavations, it ws presumed that the original image was without decoration.

Investigators find black boxes of plane that crashed in Thailand. Borland, 48, managed to drag himself to an exit where he was pulled to safety by another passenger. Parinwit Chusaeng, who was slightly burned, said some pass.