Wat Ratchaburana is one of the most popular attractions of Ayutthaya, the ancient capital of the eponymous state, which was once the most important city in the world.

It was founded in the early Ayutthaya period, namely in 1424 by king Borommaratchachonnani II on the cremation site of his two older brothers Chao Aye Phraya river under the name of Suphan Buri and Chao Yi Phraya river under the name of Sunbury. They died during a duel for the right of succession to the throne after father's Intra Racha. Their ashes were laid in 2 Chedi (stupa) in salanskis style.

The Central building on the territory of Wat Ratchaburana is prong – structure, in the form of a corn cob, typical Khmer style, inside which there are valuable relics. Prang temple is one of the largest in the whole of Ayutthaya. It was restored by UNESCO, and only here and there in it original stucco. Here you can see the Garuda, Lotus flowers and other symbols of Buddhism.

During the invasion of the Burmese in Ayutthaya temple, like many others, was looted and destroyed. In 1957, inside the Central piranha was discovered a stash of gold weighing more than 100 pounds and many statues of the Buddha. Unfortunately, most of the finds was plundered by looters, few findings have survived. Their main part is stored in the Museum of the Chao Sam Phraya. In the surviving statues of the Buddha can be traced as Khmer influence, and features of the style of the Sukhothai Kingdom.

The uniqueness of Vatu Ratchaburana attach the frescoes inside the cache, miraculously surviving. Of course, the attacks of marauders and time has not spared them, but the frescoes are extremely rare example of the art of the initial period of Ayuttaya.