Sukhothai

This place gathers the archaeological remains of the kingdom of Sukhothai. It is located near the modern city. The city walls form a rectangle about 2 by 1.6 kilometers. There are 193 archaeological sites in 70 square kilometers of territory. There is a gate in the center of each wall. Inside, remains of the royal palace and 26 temples are preserved, the largest being Wat Mahathat. It is preserved by the Department of Fine Arts with the help of UNESCO, which declared it a World Heritage Site, along with Kamphaeng Phet Historical Park and Si Satchanalai Historical Park, which make up the Sukhothai Historical City and its Historical Cities. associates. It receives thousands of visitors a year who marvel at the ancient Buddha figures, palace buildings and temples.

It is a complex built at the end of the 13th century by King Maha Tammaracha II. Its name means "Temple of the Tree of Enlightenment" and its main attraction is the most famous Buddha image in Sukhothai, measuring 15 meters high by 12 meters wide, white in color and in a very good state of preservation. The features of the face and hands with the nails painted in gold are some of the characteristics of this Buddhist image.