Wat Chaiwatthanaram is a Buddhist temple located in south west of the old city of Ayutthaya, on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River, outside Ayutthaya island. It is a large compound part of Ayutthaya Historical Park; however not a part of Historic City of Ayutthaya, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, about which I wrote here. The temple was constructed in 1630 by the king Prasat Thong as the first temple of his reign, as a memorial of his mother's residence in that area. The temple's name literally means the Temple of long reign and glorious era.
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