Ayutthaya

Ayutthaya (full lift Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thai: พระนครศรีอยุธยา, pronounced [pʰráʔ náʔkʰɔ̄ːn sǐː ʔājúttʰājāː]; likewise spelled "Ayudhya") urban core is the working capital missive of the alphabet of Ayutthaya say inward Thailand. The urban core was founded inward 1350 past times King U Thong, who went in that place to escape a smallpox outbreak inward Lop Buri in addition to proclaimed it the working capital missive of the alphabet of his kingdom, ofttimes referred to every bit the Ayutthaya kingdom or Siam.

 It is estimated that Ayutthaya past times the twelvemonth 1600 CE had a population of most 300,000, alongside the population mayhap reaching 1,000,000 some 1700 CE, making it 1 of the world's largest cities at that time.

 

In 1767 the urban core was destroyed past times the Burmese army, resulting inward the collapse of the kingdom. The ruins of the erstwhile urban core straight off cast the Ayutthaya historical park, which is recognized internationally every bit a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The urban core was refounded a few kilometers to the east. The urban core is sometimes called "Venice of the East"