It was a glittering city on an island in the Chao Phraya River. Thirty-three kings built over 400 golden temples. It was the capital of the Siamese kingdom for 417 years.
By the 18th century Ayutthaya was one of the world’s great cities. It was a cosmopolitan city with a population of Chinese, Khmers, Portuguese, Japanese, Dutch, English, Indians, French, Malays, Mons, Turks, Armenians, Persians, Moors and Thais.
This book sets out to capture what remains of the old capital of Siam. It documents over 120 historical sites in and around the modern city of Ayutthaya.