snoop1130 Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Ancient Ayutthaya temple damaged by drama-obsessed tourists By The Nation Parts of Wat Chaiwatthanaram, an ancient temple in Ayutthaya, have been closed as officials seek to repair damages caused by tourists. “Some tourists have not followed the rules. They climbed on ancient structures instead of using stairways,” Channarong Kaewruang, a historian working at the Ayutthaya Historical Park, said yesterday. Inspired by the popular Ayutthaya period TV drama “Buppesannivas”, or “Love Destiny”, more than 10,000 tourists have recently visited the temple each day. An artisan who is repairing the historic site said many bricks had fallen off the structure because tourists had climbed on it. The historical park has erected boards warning tourists about banned behaviour. Nattakorn Heepkaew, a 29 year-old tourist from Chon Buri, said he respected the rules and hoped others would do the same. “We need to help conserve such historical sites or else such impressive sites will disappear in the future,” he said. There have been a series of high-profile cases related to historic sites in Ayutthaya recently, including uproar after a group of Thai tourists posted photos of themselves posing on temples under the hashtag “gang of sinners”. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30341494 -- © Copyright The Nation 2018-3-22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxx Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Whoop-de-doo. What is damage to a few old bricks compared to the horrendous "renovations" done by the Fine Arts Department in Ayutthaya? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colabamumbai Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Following in the steps of the Burmese invaders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Just wait till a crazy Yaba high coach driver piles into it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katipo Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 8 hours ago, Colabamumbai said: Following in the steps of the Burmese invaders. Actually, the Burmese invaders didn't do much structural damage to the temples in Ayutthaya. That they did is a commonly held misconception. It is true that they removed gold leaf and anything of value, but they left the temples intact. When the capital was moved to Ayutthaya, it was in fact the Thais who dismantled a lot of the brickwork and shipped it down river to assist with building the new capital. Much of the other damage is from more recent lootings and time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxx Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 2 hours ago, Katipo said: Actually, the Burmese invaders didn't do much structural damage to the temples in Ayutthaya. That they did is a commonly held misconception. Not exactly true. Their canon caused an enormous amount of damage. The one temple (the name of which eludes me for the moment) off the island to the north, where the Burmese based their canon, is much better preserved than the ones on the island that were battered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chama Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Regardless of who has done damage previously nobody should be allowed to continue to do damage...these ruins are part of a national heritage that should be protected and preserved for future generations to appreciate and grow to understand the role of Ayutthaya in Thailand's history. This is worse than someone coming too your house and driving their car through the front door as impacts far more people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redline Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 It’s going to get much worse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 Dont worry in billions of years the whole planet will be annihilated so in the bigger picture everything is irrelevant........unless of course you "believe" ( with no evidence unlike my comment) that your religious fruitcake will save you all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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