Old Ruins Ayutthaya Thailand worild w/ Michael Pluznick

Ancient Ruins in Thailand at the Old Capital. This music is by the Small Village ensemble with Arthur Hull, Kim Atkinson and Michael Pluznick. Photos by Michael Pluznick. Just 80 kilometers (50 miles) north of Bangkok is the old capitol of Ayutthaya (or Ayuthaya, or even Ayodhaya. No matter how you spell it, its pronounced ah-you-tah-ya.) The city became Thailand's capitol in the mid-14th century and remained the capitol until the late 18th century. About the time that Americans were tossing tea into Boston harbor, the Burmese attacked and sacked Ayutthaya.

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