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The Royal Palace And Wat Mahathat
The royal palace lies in the center of the town and
covers an area of 160,000 square meters. This area is
surrounded by a moat and contains two main compounds; the
royal building and the sanctuary in the palace. In the royal
compound exists the ruins of the royal building called Noen
Phrasal Here, the famous stone inscription of King
Ramkhamhaeng was found by King Mongkut (Rama IV) in the 19th
century together with a piece of the stone throne called "Manangkhasila
Asana" King Ramhamhaeng set up the throne in the midst of a
sugar palm grove where, at his request, a monk preached on
Buddhist Sabbath days and the King conducted the affairs of
state on other days This throne was later installed in
Bangkok's Temple of the Emerald Buddha.
Wat Si Chum
This lies about 1,500 meters north of Wat Mahathat and was
originally surrounded by a moat. A square mondop which is
the main sanctuary, contains a monumental stucco-over-brick
Buddha image in the attitude of Subduing Mara called "Phra
Achana.". This Buddha measures 11.30 meters from knee to
knee. The mondop is 32 meters square and 15 meters high, and
the walls are 3 meters thick. There is a passageway in the
left inner wall itself which leads to the above crossbeam.
On the ceiling of the passageway are more than fifty
engraved slate slabs illustrating Jataka scenes.
The Ramkhamhaeng National Park
(Khao Luang, Sukhothai)
This exquisite national park with a combined natural
and historical background covers an area of 341 square
kilometers, and was declared to be a national park on 27
October.1980.
High hills and steep cliffs some over 1,200 meters above sea
level, together with fascinating falls, different species to
plants and wildlife are some of the major attractions
available in this park offered to nature loving tourists or
visitors. Furthermore, the archaeological and historical
sites with ancient remains and relics make the park even
more attractive, especially for critics and theologians.
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