Ayutthaya, Thailand


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Ayutthaya, Thailand

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Ayutthaya was doing pretty well until Burma finally quashed the city in 1767. The Thai bounced back quickly, however, with another city, Bangkok, patterned after Ayutthaya.

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mooney47

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Ayutthaya, Thailand, Buddhism, Wats, Travel,

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