This is the profile of Gautama Buddha, peeking out of tree roots at an ancient Buddhist temple in the city of Ayutthaya in central Thailand. This city once served as the capital of the ancient kingdom of Ayutthaya, a Siamese kingdom that existed from 1351 to 1767 before it was destroyed by the Burmese Army. You can explore the city’s remains at the Ayutthaya Historical Park.
Buddha in the roots of a tree, Ayutthaya, Thailand
Today in History
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
Travel Sunday: Liverpool
-
National Hummingbird Day
-
Lake Bled, Slovenia
-
Social climbing
-
Norway s Kjeragbolten boulder
-
The Girl Scouts celebrate 110 years
-
Long-eared owl in the Czech Republic
-
Groundhog Day
-
The artists come to Venice
-
National Bison Month
-
Tassili n’Ajjer, Sahara, Algeria
-
The meeting point of the winds
-
Everybody loves World Turtle Day
-
Ice and Snow Sailing World Championships
-
International Literacy Day
-
Noctilucent clouds
-
Whatever floats your boat
-
Penguin Awareness Day
-
Looking down on the Otter
-
Celebrating Norwegian Constitution Day
-
Guilin and Lijiang River National Park, China
-
World Lizard Day
-
Borobudur Temple, Java, Indonesia
-
South Padre Island, Texas
-
European Day of Parks
-
Salzburg, Austria
-
Telašćica Nature Park, Dugi Otok, Croatia
-
Oktoberfest begins
-
Where is this gorgeous peak?
-
International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend