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THAILAND

Historic Town of The Sukhothai Historical Park covers the ruins of Sukhothai,

literally translated as “Dawn of Happiness”. It was the capital

Sukhothai of the Sukhothai Kingdom in the 13th and 14th centuries, in

what is now Northern Thailand.
The origin of Sukhothai Arts

Year of Inscription: 1992 Within the walls of Sukhothai are the ruins of twenty one

wats and monuments, the greatest of which is Wat

Mahathat. Wat Si Chum Sitting Buddha is the biggest sitting

Buddha in Thailand. Wat Phra Si Iriyabot is famously knows

as “Temple of the four postures of the Buddha”, but now only

one of these temples remains standing.

玛哈泰寺 西昌寺坐佛
Wat Mahathat Wat Si Chum Sitting Buddha

(泰国 Thailand: 1983) (泰国 Thailand: 2004)