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Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns

Kategorie
Cultural
Land
Thailand
Einschreibungsjahr
1991
Kriterien
(i)(iii)
UNESCO-ID
574

Beschreibung

Sukhothai was the capital of the first Kingdom of Siam in the 13th and 14th centuries. It has a number of fine monuments, illustrating the beginnings of Thai architecture. The great civilization which evolved in the Kingdom of Sukhothai absorbed numerous influences and ancient local traditions; the rapid assimilation of all these elements forged what is known as the 'Sukhothai style'.