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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.