"Undefeatable" Medieval Nerve-CenterAYUTTHAYA, Thailand -- Here in Ayutthaya, Buddhist shrines, temples, and tombs emerge from the jungle amid the wreckage of a war 260 years ago. Fifteen years later, heart-broken Thais abandoned Ayutthaya and decided to head south where they built Thailand's current capital at Bangkok. Today, as you walk through Ayutthaya, you'll see "prangs" and "chedis" -- spires with rounded or pointed tops -- popping up everywhere now that the hacked-away vegetation has revealed where they were hidden or inaccessible. Victorious Burmese allegedly melted Buddha statues for their gold, and enslaved 90,000 citizens who were taken back to Burma along with royal family members. Wat Raj Burana was one of the biggest temples and you can still see partially-smashed Buddha statues -- evidence of the invaders' fierceness.