Late medieval · Buddhist · Thailand

Wat Mahathat, Ayutthaya

Ayutthaya, Ayutthaya · 14.3569°, 100.5675°

Theravada Buddhist relic monasteryAyutthaya Kingdom—UNESCO World Heritage

Sacred since

1374 CE

first attestation / structure

Standing structure

1374; expanded 1384

Ayutthaya Kingdom

History & significance

A royal relic monastery in the centre of Ayutthaya, recorded in the royal chronicles as founded in 1374 by Borommarachathirat I together with the elder Thammakanlayan and expanded ten years later by his nephew Ramesuan. Now a ruin, it is among the most important temple sites of the UNESCO-listed historic city.

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