Phra Chedi Sisuriyothai

Phra Chedi Sisuriyothai is a pagoda is situated at the original site of the Rear Palace, on the banks of the Chao Phraya River, in the west side of Ayutthaya city. The pagoda was built to Somdet Phra Sisuriyothai, the queen, who was the royal companion of Phra Mahachakkaraphat the King and the first heroine in Thai history. When the Burmese military intruded in 1548, Somdet Phra Suriyothai, dressed in a warrior's costume, intermittent the elephant back combating between the King and Phrachao Prae of Burma and was cut to death. Her death saved Ayutthaya from another assault from the Burmese. With her devotion, King Somdej Phra Mahajakrapat built a chedi (pagoda), called Phra Chedi Sisuriyothai at Sobswan Temple, Hualaem district in Ayutthaya, Thailand.

There is also a commemorative park to her just located outside of Ayutthaya, featuring a large statue of the queen riding a war elephant. Chedi Si Suriyothai consists of a sole bell-shaped chedi. Its bottom is square, and has a lot of cavernous corners. The Chedi has been gilded with gold paint from the relic compartment to the peak of its spire.