Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
Ayutthaya
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Wat Phra Si Sanphet

Wat Phra Si Sanphet was the holiest temple on the site of the old Royal Palace in Thailand's ancient capital of Ayutthaya until the city was completely destroyed by the Burmese in 1767, during the Burmese–Siamese War.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: ruins of Buddhist temple in Ayutthaya historical park, Thailand
  • Also known as: “Wat Phra Sri Sanphet” and “วัดพระศรีสรรเพชญ”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Historic City of Ayutthaya and Wihan Phra Mongkhon Bophit.

Protected area
Photo: Mozhar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ayutthaya Historical Park covers the ruins of the old city of Ayutthaya, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province, Thailand. The city of Ayutthaya was founded by King Ramathibodi I in 1351, though it is likely to be significantly older, based on evidence showing that the area was already populated during the Mon Dvaravati period. is situated 660 metres south of Wat Phra Si Sanphet.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Supanut Arunoprayote, CC BY 4.0.
is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 150 metres southwest of Wat Phra Si Sanphet.

Photo: Chainwit., CC BY 4.0.
is a Buddhist temple in , . is situated 1 km east of Wat Phra Si Sanphet.

Wat Phra Si Sanphet

Latitude
14.35593° or 14° 21′ 21″ north
Longitude
100.55852° or 100° 33′ 31″ east
Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)
Open location code
7P629H45+9C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 37447698
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6942162
Wiki­data ID
Q781931
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Vietnamese—“Wat Phra Si Sanphet” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Уат Пхра Си Санпхет”
  • Burmese: “ဝပ်ဖရာစီဆန်ဖက်ကျောင်းတော်”
  • Chinese: “帕喜善佩寺”
  • Chinese: “帕席桑碧寺”
  • Chinese: “帕西訕佩寺”
  • Chinese: “帕西讪佩寺”
  • Chinese: “普斯里善佩寺”
  • Dutch: “Wat Phra Si Sanphet”
  • French: “Wat Phra Si Sanphet”
  • German: “Wat Phra Si Sanphet”
  • Indonesian: “Wat Phra Si Sanphet”
  • Italian: “Wat Phra Si Sanphet”
  • Japanese: “ワット・プラ・シーサンペット”
  • Japanese: “ワット・プラシーサンペット”
  • Japanese: “御吉祥活仏寺院”
  • Khmer: “វត្ត​ព្រះស្រីសាន់ពេជ្ញ៍”
  • Polish: “Wat Phra Si Sanphet”
  • Portuguese: “Wat Phra Si Sanphet”
  • Russian: “Пхра-Си­санп­хет”
  • Russian: “Пхра-Сисанпхет”
  • Spanish: “Wat Phra Si Sanphet”
  • Spanish: “Wat Phra Sri Sanphet”
  • Thai: “วัดพระศรีสรรเพชญ์”
  • Ukrainian: “Ват Пхра Сі Санпхет”
  • Vietnamese: “Wat Phra Si Sanphet”
  • Vietnamese: “Wat Pra Sri Sanphet”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Wat Phra Si Sanphet”. Photo: Gary Todd, CC0.