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After the Thais migrated from Ayutthaya in 1767, the kingdom lay abandoned for centuries before its
first revival and restoration in the reign of King Rama IV of Rattanakosin period (1854-1868) by rebuilding a
palace called “Chandarakasem” as a residence during the period and at the same time building a new
pavilion on the former site of the grand palace.
The beginning of the actual preservation of the kingdom as the national historic and cultural heritagewas in the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910).. It was declared in this period that the land in Ayutthaya was the
public property, any private own is forbidden. All monuments were to be surveyed by the regional office and
the former restorational plan for the grand palace was to be conducted following the project launched by the
previous king.
In the year of 1935, the Fine Arts Department, as the organization responsible for the care and
preservation of the national monuments, ancient objects had taken over the duty and began by registered the
site as the national monument. From then on, the preservation works that was projected by the late King Rama
IV and King Rama V had been followed respectively.
The historical city of Ayutthaya and the monuments in the area, like those of Sukhothai, Si
Satchanalai and Kamphaengphet historical cities, was protected under the Act on Mounuments, ancient
objects, art objects and National Museums 1961. In 1977, the government granted permission for the
Establishment Plan of Ayutthaya Historical Park to restore all monuments in the area. However, in 1993 the
plan launched was converted into the Master Plan of Ayutthaya Historical Metropolis due to the importance of
the site that was registered in the world heritage list in 1991 which included a plan for the study and
preservation of historic and archaeological evidence; a plan for the improvement of infrastructure and
environment; and a land use plan to adapt the restoration task to present ways of living. The main
consideration was to preserve the past glory of the Kingdom of Ayutthaya.
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