Lopburi is a city in Thailand, capital of the Lopburi province. The city is located about 150km north-east of Bangkok, at 14°49′ N 100°37′ E (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=14_49_N_100_37_E_). Population 54,000. Lopburi (Thai ลพบุรี) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ... Bangkok from the Chao Phraya River at sunset, July 2004 Bangkok, (in Thai กรุงเทพฯ, กรุงเทพมหานคร, or Krung Thep, Krung Thep Mahanakhon), population 8,538,610 (1990), is the capital and largest city of Thailand. ...

Prang Sam Yot, the Khmer temple in Lopburi

The city has a long history, dating back into the Dvaravati period more than 1000 years ago, then known as Lavo. When the Khmer empire incorporated it they destroyed all former buildings, thus the oldest ruins which can now be found in Lopburi are Khmer temple. It later became part of the Thai kingdoms, and during the reign of king Narai of the Ayutthaya kingdom in the middle of the 17th century Lopburi even served as a second capital, when the main capital Ayutthaya was threatened by Dutch. This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons, a repository of free content hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. ... This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons, a repository of free content hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. ... The Dvaravati kingdom of the Mon people existed from the 6th to the 11th centuries. ... The Khmer Empire was a powerful kingdom based in what is now Cambodia. ... King Narai the Great (Thai สมเด็จพระนารายณ์มหาราช) (died July 11, 1688) became king of the Ayutthaya kingdom or Siam, todays Thailand, in 1655. ... The kingdom of Ayutthaya was a Thai kingdom that existed from the 1350 to 1767. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... Ayutthaya (full name Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thai พระนครศรีอยุธยา; also spelled Ayudhya) city is the capital of Ayutthaya province in Thailand. ...

Today the city is most famous because of its monkeys. Especially around the Khmer temple Prang Sam Yot hundreds of Crab-Eating Macaques (Macaca fascicularis) live in the middle of the city. Especially during the Monkey festival in November they are fed by the local people, but being used to humans they steal whatever food they can find. Binomial name Macaca fascicularis Raffles, 1821 The Crab-eating Macaque (Macaca fascicularis) is an arboreal macaque native to South-East Asia. ...