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The King Naresuan the Great Monument is
near Thung Phu Khao Thong , Ban Mai sub-district, Phra
Nakhon Si Ayutthaya district, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province.
The monument is the project instigated under Her Majesty
Queen Sirikit to serve as a remembrance of King Naresuan the
Great. It was constructed in Thung Phu Khao Thong with an area
of more than 543 rai. It is only three kilometers away from the
city to the north along the Ayutthaya-Pa Mok- Ang Thong Road.
The monument was built in honor of King Naresuan the Great, for
later generations to recall his bravery, to preserve the
historic site, and to become a new tourist attraction for the
province.
The King
Naresuan the Great Monument is the King Naresuan on his war
horse. The monument is three times the life size on a white
stone base. This posture came from when the King killed
Lakwaithammu, the top soldier of King Hongsawadi. Lan Ban is
made of marble and granite. The front is full of cocks and
fighting cocks that people brought to pay their respects.
Eleven low-relief images of his biography and his heroism
such as cock fighting in Hongsawadi, firing the gun across the
Satong River, Phra Saengdap Khapkhai, killing Lakwaithammu, and
the declaration of independence in Khraeng were placed around
the base.
Around the monument, there is King Naresuan
Museum. Its surrounding
was arranged to be a garden for relaxation, in which green areas
are increased by planting
forests, and a reservoir
with a capacity of 2 million cubic meters.
This monument
is close to the Queen Suriyothai Monument at Thung Makham Yong ,
Wat Phu Khao Thong, and Chedi Phu Khao Thong, which appeared in
Nirat Phu Khao Thong of Thai’s top poet, Sunthorn Phu. |
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14.37215 N |
100.54210 E |
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