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Chao Sam Phraya Museum

98 Reviews

#21 of 68 things to do in Ayutthaya

Museums, History Museums

Ayutthaya, Thailand

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“Very good museum”

I totally agree to ben1275 - the museum gets even much better if you use the app „museum pool“. In... read more

Reviewed 2 weeks ago

HannoSFA

via mobile

“Great Place”

The ground floor provides lots of historical information and artifacts. It is a must if you want... read more

Reviewed November 2, 2018

austinm408

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

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4.0 98 reviews

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Very good41%
Average20%
Poor5%
Terrible2%

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“main building”(4 reviews)

“air conditioned”(4 reviews)

“worth a visit”(3 reviews)

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This museum features gold jewelry, Buddha images, ancient paintings and other objects that were excavated during the restoration of the well-known Wat Ratchaburana.

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Ayutthaya, Thailand

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+66 35 241 587

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HannoSFA

Reviewed 2 weeks ago via mobile

Very good museum

I totally agree to ben1275 - the museum gets even much better if you use the app „museum pool“. In he museum we had free wifi.

Date of experience: January 2019

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Ben1275

Oslo, Norway

14244

Reviewed 2 weeks ago

Nice museum

A fine collection of statues, different objects made of gold, paintings, etc. The interior could use a face-lift. Considerably smaller than the museum in Bangkok, but worth a visit if one is visiting Ayutthaya. Dirty toilets and the absence of anything resembling a restaurant (few...More

Date of experience: January 2019

1 Thank Ben1275

austinm408

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

145

Reviewed November 2, 2018 via mobile

Great Place

The ground floor provides lots of historical information and artifacts. It is a must if you want some context for the beautiful city you are visiting. The english explanations are well written. However for the first floor and subsequent buildings no english translation is provided...More

Date of experience: November 2018

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K413WQandrewb

Sydney, Australia

6513

Reviewed August 29, 2018 via mobile

Interesting Artefacts

A goof museum by Thai standards lots of interesting carvings and Buddha statues along with smaller artefacts which have been found in the area. The two vaults are a must see if you like gold.

Date of experience: May 2018

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excess5

17540

Reviewed August 26, 2018 via mobile

Good museum but does it worth it he 150b?

First time visited alone in 2006. Yes I read all the writing on the exhibited and I learned a lot through observation Seconds time in 2009 with family who wasn’t very interested after all the ruin visits and didn’t want to lay the 600b entrance...More

Date of experience: August 2018

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lindagaf

Katonah, NY

376531

Reviewed July 21, 2018

It's expensive, but has artifacts from temples.

I wouldn't say this is a must-see, even though I give it four stars. It is very expensive, even if you aren't on a budget, and probably not worth the price, unless you definitely want to see artifacts that were found inside the temples. We...More

Date of experience: July 2018

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CharlieConnection

Bangkok, Thailand

225

Reviewed July 19, 2018 via mobile

คุ้มค่าในการเข้าชม

พิพิธภัณฑสถานแห่งชาติเจ้าสามพระยา ... สถานที่จัดเก็บรักษาและจัดแสดงโบราณวัตถุที่พบจากกรุพระปรางค์วัดราชบูรณะ วัดมหาธาตุ รวมถึงชุดเครื่องทองและโบราณวัตถุอื่นที่มีอายุร้อยๆปี ที่ค้นพบในอยุธยา เห็นแล้วรู้สึกตื้นเต้นอย่างบอกไม่ถูก ปลื้มใจและตะลึงมากๆกับศิลปะงดงามจากฝีมือช่างไทยในสมัยก่อน ที่ในยุคนั้นยังไม่มีเทคโนโลยีอะไรช่วยปรุงแต่ง ใช้ฝีมือล้วนๆ แต่ก้อแอบเศร้าลึกๆ กับประวัติศาสตร์ของไทยบางเรื่อง ที่ลูกหลานอย่างเราน่าจะได้เห็นความงดงามและสมบูรณ์กว่านี้ทั้งโบราณสถาน, โบราณวัตถุ หรือสมบัติของชาติที่บรรพบุรุษไทยเราได้ทำไว้.. Chao Sam Phraya National Museum is a museum for archives and exhibits of antiques and treasure which found from the ruins of the old temples and the palaces in Ayutthaya...More

Date of experience: July 2018

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weeburn

Singapore, Singapore

11049

Reviewed May 30, 2018

Good introduction to local history

The museum introduces history of the local kingdom and how the ancient artefacts were discovered. It is a good place to learn key temples and admire the excavated gems. Do note the museum doesn't have air-conditioner.

Date of experience: May 2018

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kumiko_fontong

Nonthaburi, Thailand

10552

Reviewed May 29, 2018

A great informative museum in Ayutthaya

It is a great museum in Ayutthaya. You should visit either the first or the last visit in Ayutthaya province. It is really nice to see the background and history from this museum. You can find an ancient water purifier in a small building. You...More

Date of experience: April 2018

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SuzannahA

Gympie, Australia

730254

Reviewed May 12, 2018

Waste of time and expensive!

We made the mistake of coming here on our first day thinking we would get some information about the town and the ruins. Nothing, even the majority of the exhibits did not have te information in English. Add to this that it was expensive (150B,...More

Date of experience: May 2018

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Kate L

Day Trip (3 Replies)

We have previously booked with Tong and have would be keen to book with her in the future again. There are a number of different tours to Ayutthaya on Tong's website and I'm a little confused about which one to go for.... if anyone has any info about which tour would be best then that would be fantastic :-) we are keen to see a Wat or two and embrace the history but aren't interested in elephant riding! Any info at all would be most appreciated. List of tours on Tongs website below: ...More

January 03, 2017|

Response fromayutthaya_guy|

Why not discuss it with her? Incidentally, "The Grand Palace" doesn't exist. It was destroyed in the 15th century CE, I suspect she means Wat Sri Sanphet. Oh, and AY1 doesn't go to Ayutthaya town, so you won't see any historic temples.

Kate L

Ayutthaya Day Trip (3 Replies)

Returning for another trip to Thailand in July 2017 and are planning a day trip to Ayutthaya. We have previously booked with Tong and have would be keen to book with her in the future again. There are a number of different tours to Ayutthaya on Tong's website and I'm a little confused about which one to go for.... if anyone has any info about which tour would be best then that would be fantastic :-) we are keen to see a Wat or two and embrace the history but aren't interested in...More

January 02, 2017|

Response fromlynchtlcl|

Why don't you just e mail her with your interests and also dislikes and let her customize a trip for you. That's what we've done and it has always worked well. I advise a trip to the Summer Palace and the way to Autthaya. We really enjoyed it. It is much less crowded than the typical tourist places in Bangkok, so it was a nice sight for us to see!

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