• Interesting Activities

  • Bike around the old town and Sukhothai historical park ( World Heritage).
  • Temples and History place more than 800 year ago.
  • Mini ligtht and sound show
  • Loy Kra Thong and Candle Firework

• The Sukhothai Historical Park
  
  The Sukhothai Historical covers the ruins of Sukhothai, capital of the Sukhothai kingdom in the 13th and 14th centuries, in what is now the north of Thailand. It is located near the modern city of Sukhothai, capital of the province with the same name.
  The city walls form a rectangle about 2 km east-west by 1.6 km north-south. There are 193 ruins on 70 square kilometers of land. There is a gate in the centre of each wall. Inside are the remains of the royal palace and twenty-six temples, the largest being Wat Mahathat. The park is maintained by the Fine Arts Department of Thailand with help from UNESCO, which has declared it a World Heritage Site. The park sees thousands of visitors each year, who marvel at the ancient Buddha figures, palace buildings and ruined temples. The park is easily toured by bicycle or even on foot.
  The protection of the area was first announced in the Royal Gazette on June 6, 1962. In 1976 the restoration project was approved, and in July 1988 the park was officially opened. On December 12, 1991, it was declared a World Heritage Site as part of the Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns together with the associated historic parks in Kamphaeng Phet and Si Satchanalai.

• Interesting Places :
  
  Wat Mahathat is Sukhothai's largest Wat and a customary main chedi, in lotus-bud shape, and a ruined viharn. At the base of the Chedi stand Buddhist disciples in adoration, and on the pedestal seated Buddha images. In front of this reliquary is large viharn formerly containing a remarkable seated bronze Buddha image of Sukhothai style, which was cast and installed by King Lithai of Sukhothai in 1362. At the end of the 18th century, the image was removed to the Viharn Luang of Wat Suthat in Bangkok by the order of the King Rama I and has since been named Phra Si Sakaya Muni. In front of the large viharn is another smaller viharn which was probably built during the Ayutthaya period. Its main Buddha image (8 m. high) was installed inside a separate building. In front of the southern image a piece of sculpture call "Khom Dam Din" (a Khmer who came by way of walking underground) was found, and is now kept in Phra Mae Ya Shrine near the Sukhothai City Hall.

      Wat Si Sawai is situated among magnificent scenery southwest of Wat Mahathat. Three prangs are surrounded by a laterite wall.  Inside   the wall, the viharn in the west, built of laterite, is separate from the main prang which was constructed in Lop Buri or Hindu-style but the   others, also constructed beside the prangs, are Buddhist viharns. The Crown Prince (King Rama VI), found a trace of Hindu sculpture   Sayomphu, the greatest Hindu God in this sanctuary. In his opinion this ruin was once a Hindu shrine, but was later converted into a Buddhist   monastery.

       Wat Traphang Ngoen, Situated to the west of Wat Mahathat is Wat Traphang Ngoen with its square pedestal, main sanctuary, and stucco   standing Buddha image in four niches. There is a viharn in front and, in the east of the pond, an island with an ubosot. This edifice has already   crumble and only its pedestal and laterite columns still remain. Many monuments and magnificent scenery are visible from this location.

       Wat Sa Si is situated near Wat Chanasongkhram. Around a Singhalese-style chedi is the main sanctuary on an island in the middle of   Traphang Trakuan pond. A large viharn contains a stucco Buddha image. To the south stand nine chedis of different sizes.

       Wat Chanasongkhram is situated to the north of Wat Mahathat. Its main sanctuary is round Singhalese-style chedi. In front of the chedi   exists the base of a viharn and behind the former stands an ubosot. Bases of twelve small chedis are also visible. Near the Charot Withi Thong   Road is a strange chedi having three bases, one on top of the other.

       The King Ramkhamhaeng Monument, Sukhothai is situated on the north of Wat Mahathat. The bronze statue of King Ramkhamhaeng sits   on a throne named Phra Thaen Manangkhasila Asana with a base relief recording his life.

       Wat Sorasak, it is inscribed that Mr. In-Sorasak had a strong belief in Buddhism so that he dedicated a plot of land and asked for   permission to built a temple to the king.  After completing the construction, a special celebration for the establishment of Wat Sorasak was   held.  Perhaps, this temple was built when the Ayutthaya controlled over Sukhothai.  It is believed this way because it was inscribed about   "Augya" that is the rank of nobleman in Ayutthaya period.

       Wat Si Chum, This lies about 1,500 meters north of Wat Mahathat and was originally surrounded by a moat. A square mondop is the main   sanctuary and contains a monumental stucco-over-brick Buddha image in the attitude 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.
  At Wat Si Chum there is a mondop that houses a large stucco image of the Buddha in the Marnvichai position, as described in the first stone   inscription. A tunnel has been made leading to the temple's south wall, where there is a stariway to the roof. Over the ceiling are 20 stone   pillars, with inscriptions in the Thai alphabet of the Sukhothai Period.

       Wat Saphan Hin is situated on the hill 200 meters high. A pathway of slate slabs leads to the sanctuary yard.

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