{"id":107,"count":11,"description":"The second phase of building the Ancient City is a development under Mr.Lek's vision, he travelled and brought the ruins in each regions and does not rely on the architects to draw up the blueprint anymore. He gathered wooden buildings from all over the country that contains historical, social, and cultural impact and kept them in shape at the care of the Ancient City.\r\n\r\nThe wooded dwelling is a true sign of community of Thailand, not only it is made of rare resources, the temples and homes were built according to each regions needs. Until concrete were popularly used as building material, resulting in the wooded buildings to be neglected, Mr.Lek preserve these wooden houses by taking them to the Ancient City and kept them well for the people of next generations to see.\r\n\r\nThese architectures includes the Floting Market (45), The Wihan at Wat Phrao, Tak (46), The Old Market Town (10), which is all the way of life of Siam in the past, as of a showcase of economic activities and social interactions, which shows the various cultures, beliefs, in the same area of dwelling.\r\n\r\nThese dwelling are mostly made from wood and were taken from all over the country including: The Thai Hamlet from the Central Plains (38), The Northern Thai Village (60), Wat Chong Kham, Lampang (55), including The Phra Kaew Pavilion (30) which was created from the image of a drawing of the wooden box.\r\n\r\nOther than this some ruins were recreate here such as The Wihan at Wat Phra Si Sanphet, Ayutthaya (25), The Gateway of Wat Pho Prathap Chang,Phichit (39), The Garden of Sacred Stupa (92), The Ancient Theatrical Pavilion (94), these show the civilization and the ruins of it at the same place.\r\n\r\nDuring a 10 yers period Mr.Lek set out to every region in Thailand to collect and find information to build the Ancient City, the rich History knowlege that he retained has changed the original plan of creating a recreational space, into a open museum, to promote the understanding of Geography, arts, life, social, and cultural circumstances of Thailand, and here at the Ancient City, everything is collected at one place.\r\n\r\nIn 1981 Mr.Lek Viriyaphat has continued his jorney and started the Sanctuary of Truth, after the Thai Style Cinema in the Ancient City was completed. 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