Wiharn Mongkol Bophit > Ayutthaya ~ Thailand < 2013 August 10 (5) > (Bangkok - Ayutthaya - Kuala Lumpur)

This large wiharn is built in typical Thai temple style and contains Phra Mongkhon Bophit, one of the most important Buddha images in Thailand and a highlight for Buddhists visiting Ayutthaya. The massive bronze seated Buddha is 12.45 metres high, not including the base, and sits 9.55 metres across at the lap. It marks what was the official cremation ground for the Thai royal family from 1612 to 1767.

Today, the wiharn is a great place to see Thai Buddhism in practice -- a steady stream of visitors offer incense, candles and flowers to the image while asking the Buddha for guidance and for wishes to be granted. Afterwards, the local custom is to shake out a numbered stick from a jar and read the accompanying fortune to see if those wishes will come true.

Source: http://www.travelfish.org/sight_profile/thailand/bangkok_and_surrounds/ayutthaya/ayutthaya/88

Wiharn Mongkol Bophit is the 3rd place where I visited in Ayutthaya. This place located right next Wat Phra Si Sanphet.
Open daily from 08:00 to 17:00, and it's free.

You have to took of your shoes if you want to enter.