Phra Mongkhon Bophit is one of the largest Buddha Images in Thailand. The attitude of the Buddha is one of subduing. The image was probably built in the reign of King Chairacha in 1538 for Wat Chi Chieng. During the fall of Ayutthaya in 1767 Wihara Phra Mongkhon Bophit was set on fire. The right arm and the knot of the Buddha image were broken.
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Just 70 kilometres north of Bangkok is a UNESCO World Heritage Site which was a former capital of Siam. It makes for a pleasant day tour from Bangkok. But first for some history...
Ayutthaya was a Siamese kingdom that existed from 1351 to 1767. Ayutthaya was friendly towards foreign traders, including the Chinese, Vietnamese, Indians, Japanese and Persians and later the Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch and French, permitting them to set up villages outside the city walls. In the sixteenth century, it was described by foreign traders as one of the biggest and wealthiest cities in the East. The court of King Narai (1656–88) had strong links with that of King Louis IV of France, whose ambassadors compared the city in size and wealth to Paris.
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