Chedis

Sukhothai Historical Park

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July 3rd 2006
Drove through most of the day to Sukhothai and stayed in the Ananda Gallery & Museum Hotel. Took an early evening drive around the historical park. Lots of Wats and Chedis. Looked very Anghor looking architecture. Frustratingly, all the Buddha images were facing East so early evening photography was useless pointing the camera straight into the sunlight all the time. Made a mental note to try a ... read more

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more