Wat Chaiwatthanaram

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Wat Chaiwatthanaram is a 17th-century Buddhist temple ruin in Thailand renowned for its grand Khmer-style prang and status as one of the most iconic monuments of the former Ayutthaya Kingdom.

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Wat Chaiwatthanaram canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist temple ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
temple ruin ⓘ
architecturalStyle Khmer-style ⓘ
conditionAfterEvent abandoned after the fall of Ayutthaya in 1767 ⓘ
country Thailand ⓘ
culturalSignificance iconic monument of Thai heritage ⓘ
symbol of the former Ayutthaya Kingdom ⓘ
dedicatedTo King Prasat Thong’s mother ⓘ
era Ayutthaya Kingdom ⓘ
event sacked during the Burmese–Siamese War of 1767 ⓘ
foundedBy King Prasat Thong ⓘ
governingBody Fine Arts Department of Thailand ⓘ
hasPart Buddha images ⓘ
central prang ⓘ
corner prangs ⓘ
ordination hall ⓘ
surrounding galleries ⓘ
hasView Chao Phraya River ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
inception 1630 ⓘ
inspiredBy Angkor Wat ⓘ
knownFor grand Khmer-style central prang ⓘ
iconic riverside silhouette ⓘ
well-preserved architectural layout ⓘ
layout central prang surrounded by smaller prangs and galleries ⓘ
locatedIn Ayutthaya ⓘ
linked to: Ayutthaya, Thailand

Ayutthaya Historical Park ⓘ
locatedOn west bank of the Chao Phraya River ⓘ
mainDeity Buddha ⓘ
material brick ⓘ
stucco ⓘ
partOf Historic City of Ayutthaya World Heritage Site ⓘ
province Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province ⓘ
linked to: Ayutthaya Province
region Central Thailand ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
restoration conservation by Fine Arts Department of Thailand ⓘ
restorationStart 1980s ⓘ
significance one of the most important temples of the late Ayutthaya period ⓘ
royal monastery ⓘ
status ruin ⓘ
tourism major tourist attraction in Ayutthaya ⓘ
UNESCOListingYear 1991 ⓘ
usedFor cremation ceremonies of Ayutthaya royalty ⓘ
religious ceremonies ⓘ
visitorAccess open to the public ⓘ

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Ayutthaya Province → contains → Wat Chaiwatthanaram ⓘ
Ayutthaya, Thailand → contains → Wat Chaiwatthanaram ⓘ
Ayutthaya Historical Park → contains → Wat Chaiwatthanaram ⓘ