Ayutthaya Historical Park, Thailand Sep 9, 2023

Ayutthaya Historical Park, Thailand

When the sun sets over Thailand, the Wat Chaiwatthanaram Buddhist temple lights up to welcome the night at the Ayutthaya Historical Park. These ruins are evidence of the area"s rich history as the capital of the Ayutthaya Kingdom, which grew in power between the 14th and 18th centuries to rule Siam, or present-day Thailand. Around 1630, Wat Chaiwatthanaram was built on the orders of the dynasty"s King Prasat Thong, to symbolize the center of the universe and connote his aspiration to become the future Buddha.

© Weerasak Saeku/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

The other great barrier reef
10 Sep 2024Vasco da Gama Bridge, Lisbon, Portugal
10 Sep 2025Hay bales in North Yorkshire, England

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Tune into International Jazz Day
1 May 2025Lei Day
14 Jan 2025Village of Zahara de la Sierra, Cadiz, Spain
Protecting the gentle giants
18 Oct 2023Canary Wharf tube station, London
25 May 2025Butchart Gardens in Brentwood Bay, British Columbia, Canada
5 Oct 2024Follow the teacher!
3 Nov 2023World Jellyfish Day
18 Nov 2023Polar bear season in Manitoba
20 Sep 2025Oktoberfest begins!
21 Feb 2026Red fox, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States
Doves of peace
Farewell Ma’am
6 May 2025An ultralight aircraft flying over the sands of Namibia
16 May 2026Smith Rock State Park, Oregon, United States
A deadly coast
A sky full of stars
27 Oct 2024British Summer Time ends
9 Jan 2026Muir Woods National Monument, California, United States
14 Feb 2025Happy Valentines Day!
International Mountain Day
International Nurses Day
1 Mar 2025Saint Davids Day
Postcard from Italy
16 Sep 2025Nighttime view over the Gulf Coast
Castle in the sky
Shining city on the hill
14 Nov 2023Russell lupines, Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
Stunning symmetry
11 Jul 2025World Population Day