To really appreciate Ayutthaya, it helps to know a little about its history. Following Sukhothai, it was the capital of Thailand for 417 years, from 1350 to 1767.

In 2011, Thailand suffered its worst floods in five decades, affecting 65 of its 76 provinces and killing hundreds. A lying Buddha statue is seen during the flood at a temple in Ayutthaya ...

Located in Ayutthaya, a former Siam capital that dates back to roughly 1350, Wat Phra Si Sanphet is one of the few temples situated within the boundaries of a Unesco Heritage site.

The 900-year-old Preah Vihear temple, a Hindu shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva, is perched on a 525 metre cliff in Cambodia's ...

A man transports dogs on a raft made of a car tire during an evacuation after floods hit his village in Ayutthaya province, central Thailand, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011.

Intense nationalism and disputed history — and maps — stoke the neighbors’ hostilities. Even a surge of international ...

Both countries lay claim to centuries-old worship sites perched on the mountains that divide the two nations, sometimes ...

AYUTTHAYA, Thailand, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Several temples in Thailand's historic city of Ayutthaya were underwater on Wednesday, as heavy monsoon rains flooded provinces across the country. More than ...

AYUTTHAYA, Thailand, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Several temples in Thailand's historic city of Ayutthaya were underwater on Wednesday, as heavy monsoon rains flooded provinces across the country. More than ...