While standing inside the recently opened Ayutthaya Gold Treasure Exhibition Building at the Chao Sam Phraya National Museum, visitors may picture a gloomy night in September 1957 when robbers robbed the vault that was hidden beneath Wat Ratchaburana's main Phra Prang. When digging further, they discovered a glowing three-floor gold treasure and relocated some priceless items to a house opposite the temple.
Their scheme would have been flawless if they had not gotten into a quarrel over their greed, and accidentally burned down a house. When the police arrived, they found just an antique sword and a few costly objects on the floor. They were apprehended afterwards, but we still don't know what happened to the gold artefacts.
