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Ayutthaya Historical Park covers the ruins of the old
illustrious city of Ayutthaya. The park was declared a UNESCO World
heritage site in 1981 after a serious renovation work by the Fine
Art department. Today, this historic city is a home to numerous
magnificent structures and ruins concentrated in and around the city
island surrounded by Chao Phraya River, Pa Sak River and Lopburi
River.
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Khamphaeng Phet Historical Park is located 70 kilometres south of
Sukhothai. Ruins survive today in laterite and stucco. The other
original wooden buildings no longer exist.
The ancient city is now an outdoor museum [ historical park ] set
amongst magnificent trees and other plants. The City of Kamphaeng
Phet was to the west of the ancient city of Sulhothai as was Si
Satchanalai to its immediate north.
Both were fortifications on the west against Burmese invasions. |
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Lampang, about 100 kilometers south of Chiang Mai, is an
ancient city founded in the seventh century, supposedly by the son
of Lamphun's founder, Queen Chama Devi. In the nineteenth century
the city was fortified with walls, and later became an important
center of the teak industry. The city and its monuments has escaped
much of the modernizations that have left many of the north's
temples with little of their original decorations. Like all of the
former northern kingdom of Lanna, Lampang was occupied by the
Burmese for nearly 200 years. |
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The town is located on the bank of the Kuang River and contains many
interesting attractions including ancient sites and relics, forests,
mountains and pretty lakes. Lamphun is also well known as a producer
of longans, the extremely sweet and delicious Thai fruit with its
hard, yellow shell. Lamphun is an area of great natural beauty.
Particularly picturesque is the Mae Ping National Park, with its
lush forests and the Ping River running through it. |
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Mae Hong Son, Thailand's northern border city, hiding itself
in between the towering mountains with densely forested slopes,
stretching to the Burmese border. Maehongson is known for its charm
of scenery and culture. The main city is also referred to as the
"City of Three Mists" after the morning mists which settle in
November and December.
The small town of Pai lies at a distance of 135 kms from
Chiang Mai and 111 kms from Maehongson. Within Pai district there
are approximately 20 000 inhabitants coming from a mixture of ethnic
groups. |
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Nakhon Pathom city is about 56 kilometers from Bangkok. This
province has many attractions for tourists. It is also famous for
various kinds of fruits. The major landmark of Nakhon Pathom city is
the Phra
Pathom Chedi, the world's tallest Buddhist monument. The
orange-tiled chedi dates back from the mid-1850s. It encases an
earlier chedi, and attracts Buddhist pilgrims from all over the
world. |
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Phitsanulok is the province in the northern part of Thailand.
It is famous for its ancient places such as Wat Phra Sri Rattana
Mahathat or called Wat Yai, Wat Chula Manee, Shrine of King Naresuan
the Great ( reign:1590 - 1605 ). Besides, Phitsanulok is famous for
its beautiful scenery, Thung salaeng Luang National Park, Phu Hin
Rong Kla National Park. At present Phitsanulok plays the important
role as the center of air and land transportation, also the
commercial city in the northern of Thailand. |
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Sukhothai was the capital of the first Kingdom of Siam in the
13th and 14th centuries. It has a number of fine monuments,
illustrating the beginnings of Thai architecture. Located on a
fertile plane, Sukhothai was self-sufficient and the king invited
representatives from many other nations to visit and stay, allowing
their cultures to influence the daily lives of the Thais. The small
historic park of Sukhothai (3.38 km2) constitutes a masterpiece of
the first Siamese architectural style. The three sites are
representative of the first period of Siamese art and the creation
of the first Thai state. |
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