Sukhothai Historical Park

Sukhothai Historical Park
UNESCO World Heritage Site
	Buddha statue at Wat Si Chum
Location	Sukhothai, Thailand
Part of	Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns
Criteria	Cultural: i, iii
Reference	574-001
Inscription	1991 (15th Session)
Area	7,000 ha; 29,000 acres; 27 mi2
Coordinates	17°01′16″N 99°42′13″E / 17.02111°N 99.70361°E
	Location of Sukhothai Historical Park in Thailand

Sukhothai Historical Park (Thai: อุทยานประวัติศาสตร์สุโขทัย (Pronunciation)) covers the ruins of Sukhothai, literally 'dawn of happiness', capital of the Sukhothai Kingdom in the 13th and 14th centuries,^[1] in north central Thailand. It is near the city of Sukhothai, capital of Sukhothai Province.

The city's walls form a rectangle about 2 km (1.2 mi) east-west by 1.6 km (0.99 mi) north-south. There are 193 ruins on 70 km² (27 sq mi) of land. There is a gate in the centre of each wall. Inside are the remains of the royal palace and twenty-six temples, the largest being Wat Mahathat. The park is maintained by the Fine Arts Department of Thailand with help from UNESCO, which has declared it a World Heritage Site. Each year, the park welcomes thousands of visitors.

^ Sewell, Abby (12 December 2018). "Explore Thailand's awe-inspiring ancient city". National Geographic. Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-13.

[NatGeo-Sewell-1] Sewell, Abby (12 December 2018). "Explore Thailand's awe-inspiring ancient city". National Geographic. Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-13.

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