The historic site is the Grand Hall or Vihara Luang which is a place used to house a golden Buddha image with a height of 16 meters. It was built in 1499 as a place for the Royal to carry out ceremonial activities for Ayutthaya. Later the Buddha image was burnt by the Burmese to take the gold and built it as Shwedagon stupa, one of their most popular landmark today.
Virtual Space proposal
This virtual space can be used as a place to carry Buddhist activites such as meditation and praying as well as being an archive of interpretation both the past and the future. The space itself was designed for mass congregation which have a clear axis leading towards the gigantic golden Buddha image where the user can perceive the statue and envisage the image of his qualities. The yellow yantras are the qualities of Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha which are all his teachings being symbolised as the Khmer syllables. On the floor will be the historical image, myth and legends of Ayutthaya while the roof is the different versions of astrology of Ayutthaya. The actions of the royals will determine the fate of the city due to the rule of Karma. This place was designed as a place to make merits so that only the good will come for the future of the city. It has the ability to alter the course of people's thought and actions, hence the future.
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