Wat Mahathat (Ayutthaya)

Wat Mahathat, the “Temple of the Great Relic”, was once the

Ayuthaya kingdom’s most important temple during 1374 CE –
1767 CE. Wat Mahathat sheltered the Kingdom’s most precious
Buddha relics and was the seat of Thai Buddhism’s Supreme
Patriarch. The Ayutthayan King regularly performed rituals here
for the good of his Kingdom. 

Wat Phra Mahathat, Ayutthaya

Architecture
According to the official Thai history, referring to the investigations of
the Royal Chronicles of Ayutthaya by Prince Damrong Rajanubhab, the
history of Wat Mahathat starts in 1374 when King Borommaracha Prang and statue of Buddha,
I erected a temple at this place, bearing another name: Wat Mahathat, Ayutthaya

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Borommarachathirat and Phra Mahathera Thammakanlayan built
the great, glorious, holy, jewelled reliquary (Phra Si Rattana The Haunting Head
 Wat Phra Ram

Wat Phra Ram, the Temple of Rama, was probably built by

King Borom Trailokanath. It was likely initiated by King
Ramesuan (r. 1369-1370) and then modified by King Borom
Trailokanath (r. 1448-1488). In 1741, during the reign of King
Borom Kot, the temple was further renovated
The arrangement forms a quincunx where the main Prang
(Khmer-influenced stupa) is in the middle. The Prang sits on a
massive square platform with arch facades on its west. Its 4
corners are surrounded by Himmaphan mythical creatures.

Architecture
The architecture of the temple remains mysterious whether such
arrangement was intentionally meant to serve some purposes.
The debris found in Wat Phra Ram include the Prang, temple
walls, pillars inside the ordination hall, 7 assembly halls,
assorted sizes of 28 pagodas dotting around the Prang. Even
though the temple is in ruin, its eternal charm still portrays the
glorious history of Thais.