The Ayutthaya Historical Study Center (AHSC) is situated on Ayutthaya's city
island in Pratu Chai Sub-district on Rojana Road more or less opposite the Chao Sam
Phraya Museum and next to the Rajabhat University
The AHSC is funded by the Japanese Government and is a national research institute
devoted to the study of Ayutthaya's history when it was the capital of Siam from 1351 till
1767. The center has an exhibition hall featuring a part of Ayutthaya's history, but there is
no library neither are books available regarding the city's history.