#Ayutthaya

[ilcontephotography]

Wat Phra Si Sanphet, built in phases between 1350 and 1740. The whole area was destroyed by the Burmese invasion in 1767, only these three chedis survived.

Ayutthaya, Thailand.

© Roberto Conte (2024)

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9 Dec 24

A little light and imagination

[mayday396]

Kingdom of Singapura

A Malay Hindu-Buddhist nation that was thought to have been established and founded by the Fabled Raja Sang Nila Utama, a Prince from what is now Palembang, Indonesia.

The Kingdom lasted from 1299 to 1398, his Skin Dark Red symbolising his origin as a Simple Settlement and former Vassal to the Majaphait Empire known as Temasek. Lion ears and a Swordfish Tail, symbolizing the Lion that the Raja saw, the Merlion and the Swordfish invasion myth.

The Clothes and accessories he wears represent his past and his conflicts, the Crown he wears is woven by Leaf fronds and Tree bark, referencing the Orang Asli of East Malaysia and Singapore.

I commissioned this piece from hshmingon on Instagram!

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[eopederson]

Stupa and seated Buddahs, Ayutthaya - (พระสถูปและพระนั่ง พระนครศรีอยุธยา พ.ศ. 2543), 2000.

[sulphurousvisions]

Wat Chaiwatthanaram Ayutthaya, Thailand

Elka 200 expired in 2002

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[evydraws]

An adventurer party of elves, staging elaborate sacrifices to attract and then ambush their (draconic) prey.

The central dragon summoner’s clothing is inspired by traditional Korean wedding garbs, playing with the theme of young maidens being “married” to dragons in so many tales... The other elves, too, are wearing armor inspired by historical Korean artifacts, Thai textiles and headdresses, and Vietnamese clothing. The background itself is inspired by reference pictures I took at Ayutthaya.

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[paulmarina]

Ayutthaya

[ilcontephotography]

Wat Mahathat temple, originally built in 1374. The site was destroyed by the Burmese invasion in 1767, when several heads of Buddha statues were looped off as an act of desecration. The ruins were left and the over grown nature took over, entwining one of the severed Buddha heads with the roots of a Banyan tree. Just one of the incredibly nice results of the fusion of nature, ruins and time.

Ayutthaya, Thailand.

© Roberto Conte (2024)

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28 Nov 24

Sunset on the ChaoPhrya river in Autthaya

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Thailand is so beautiful ❤️

[someday-dreamlands]

𝐑𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐬 𝐝𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐫𝐚 𝐒𝐢 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐭 𝐞𝐧 𝐀𝐲𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐲𝐚, 𝐓𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚.

[eopederson]

Ruins of a Stupa, Ayutthaya, 1978.