Wat Phra Si Sanphet

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Wat Phra Si Sanphet is a historic royal temple in the ancient city of Ayutthaya, Thailand, renowned for its iconic trio of bell-shaped chedis and its role as a major religious and ceremonial site of the former Siamese capital.

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Wat Phra Si Sanphet canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist temple ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
royal temple ⓘ
BuddhaImageFate melted for gold by Burmese invaders ⓘ
BuddhaImageHeight about 16 meters ⓘ
BuddhaImageMaterial gold-covered bronze ⓘ
builtDuringReignOf King Borommatrailokkanat ⓘ
King Borommatrailokkanat of Ayutthaya ⓘ
King Ramathibodi II ⓘ
builtFor royal family of Ayutthaya ⓘ
linked to: Thai royal family
constructionStart 15th century ⓘ
containsRelicsOf Ayutthaya kings ⓘ
linked to: King of Ayutthaya

King Borommaracha III ⓘ
King Borommatrailokkanat ⓘ
King Ramathibodi II ⓘ
country Thailand ⓘ
currentCondition ruins ⓘ
dedicatedTo Buddha ⓘ
destroyedDuring Burmese–Siamese War ⓘ
function royal chapel of the Ayutthaya palace ⓘ
governingBody Fine Arts Department of Thailand ⓘ
hadImportantArtifact Phra Si Sanphet Buddha image ⓘ
hasArchitecturalStyle Ayutthaya architectural style ⓘ
hasStructureType chedi ⓘ
ordination hall ⓘ
viharn ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
influenced design of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha ⓘ
locatedIn Ayutthaya ⓘ
linked to: Ayutthaya, Thailand

Ayutthaya Historical Park ⓘ
Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province ⓘ
linked to: Ayutthaya Province

central Thailand ⓘ
locatedWithin grounds of the former Royal Palace of Ayutthaya ⓘ
nearbySite Wat Mahathat (Ayutthaya) ⓘ
Wat Ratchaburana ⓘ
notableFeature aligned row of principal chedis ⓘ
ruined foundations of halls and galleries ⓘ
three large bell-shaped chedis ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
partOf Historic City of Ayutthaya ⓘ
primaryUse royal and state ceremonies only ⓘ
prohibitedFunction no resident monks ⓘ
religion Theravada Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Theravada
sackedInYear 1767 ⓘ
significance model for Wat Phra Kaew in Bangkok ⓘ
most important temple of Ayutthaya Kingdom ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSince 1991 ⓘ
usedFor royal religious ceremonies ⓘ
state ceremonies of Ayutthaya Kingdom ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ayutthaya Province → contains → Wat Phra Si Sanphet ⓘ
Ayutthaya, Thailand → contains → Wat Phra Si Sanphet ⓘ
Ayutthaya Historical Park → contains → Wat Phra Si Sanphet ⓘ