Famous Historical places of Thailand
"Sukothai Historical Park"
Sukothai or Dawn of Happiness was the first truly independent Thai Kingdom in 1238. Historical artifacts demonstrated that Thai culture, most particularly the Thai alphabet and Thai language originated in Sukothai. Sukothai province is in the north of Thailand, 427 km north of Bangkok. The province's most attraction is the ancient city of Sukothai, which largely forms the Sukothai Historical Park. The UNESCO designed as the World Heritage Site.
Sukothai Historical Parks included many ruined templaces, palaces and irrigation systems. The ancient city walls was 2,000 metres by 1,600 metres. The royal palace area contains Wat Mahathat, which was Sukothai's largest and most important temple. Massive stone Buddha images preside over a complex of columns, lotus bud towers and picturesque pagodas reflected in lotus ponds; Wat Si Sawai, Wat Sa Si, King Ramkhamhaeng the Great Statue.
Beyon the city walls was Wat Sri Chum, 1,500 metres north of Wat Mahathat. This temple houses a massive seated stone Buddha image which more than eleven metre in the width (from knee to knee).