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Sacred banyan Tree, Wat Jao Prap, Ayuthaya, Thailand

A sacred Banyan tree has smothered a pre-existing chedi, almost concealing it from view over the centuries. A second chedi was constructed in order to revere the original and the sacred tree. Wat Jao Prap is a rather large and historically significant Buddhist monastery containing several structures and buildings. Its name is suggestive of a building used by kings to change into ceremonial clothing before visiting a monastery. King Chakkraphat, who reigned from 1548-1569, is most widely associated with the territory of present-day Sri Nakharin Park as it was his old neighborhood. The area around this monastery was once used by royal bodyguards, police, and soldiers.Ayuthaya, Thailand

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A sacred Banyan tree has smothered a pre-existing chedi, almost concealing it from view over the centuries. A second chedi was constructed in order to revere the original and the sacred tree. Wat Jao Prap is a rather large and historically significant Buddhist monastery containing several structures and buildings. Its name is suggestive of a building used by kings to change into ceremonial clothing before visiting a monastery. King Chakkraphat, who reigned from 1548-1569, is most widely associated with the territory of present-day Sri Nakharin Park as it was his old neighborhood. The area around this monastery was once used by royal bodyguards, police, and soldiers.Ayuthaya, Thailand
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