Ayutthaya Historical Park, Thailand Sep 9, 2023

Ayutthaya Historical Park, Thailand

When the sun sets over Thailand, the Wat Chaiwatthanaram Buddhist temple lights up to welcome the night at the Ayutthaya Historical Park. These ruins are evidence of the area"s rich history as the capital of the Ayutthaya Kingdom, which grew in power between the 14th and 18th centuries to rule Siam, or present-day Thailand. Around 1630, Wat Chaiwatthanaram was built on the orders of the dynasty"s King Prasat Thong, to symbolize the center of the universe and connote his aspiration to become the future Buddha.

© Weerasak Saeku/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Sep 9, 2018Welcome to ‘Hollywood North’
Sep 9, 2019A toast to California!
Sep 9, 2020Where the bearded reedling sings
Sep 9, 2021Islands of the Salish Sea
Sep 9, 2022Belize Barrier Reef
Sep 9, 2024Iguazu Falls at the border of Argentina and Brazil
Sep 9, 2025A Eurasian red squirrel in Switzerland

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Nov 5, 2018Ludwig’s palace
Oct 20, 2022International Sloth Day
Oct 9, 2018A history of Vinland
Apr 30, 2018Swinging into International Jazz Day
Jun 2, 2025National Garden Week begins today
Feb 26, 2025Castle Stalker, Argyll, Scotland
Jul 30, 2019A long, erratic commute
Jun 17, 2019World-class art comes to Arkansas
Aug 10, 2019Seville celebrates first world tour
Sep 17, 2021Eye of the cave
Mar 31, 2019Celebrating a Paris landmark
Aug 22, 2022Burrowing owls
Nov 21, 2023Gray seal pup, Norfolk, England
Jul 18, 2020The moth wonderful time of the year
Dec 22, 2021Illuminating Annecy
Jul 16, 2021Whatever floats your boat
Oct 12, 2023Farmers Day
Aug 12, 2024World Elephant Day
Mar 4, 2024Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica
Jun 24, 2025Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Utah
Aug 13, 2020Life in the slow lane
Jul 28, 2018Defying gravity on a swing ride
Feb 22, 2025Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri
Feb 10, 2024Happy Lunar New Year!
May 4, 2019Visiting Ahch-To on Star Wars Day
Feb 16, 2022Cranborne Chase, England
Mar 15, 2024Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California
Sep 18, 2020Homeward bound
Jan 9, 2024Balloon Ascension Day
Apr 28, 2019A good time in the Badlands