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The palace is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Thailand, with over eight million people visiting each year. [4] Construction of the palace began on 6 May 1782, at the order of King Phutthayotfa Chulalok (Rama I), the founder of the Chakri dynasty, when he moved the capital city from Thonburi to Bangkok.
English: Plan of the Grand Palace, Bangkok (with labels) Temple of the Emerald Buddha; Bureau of the Royal Household; Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles; Sala Luk Khun Nai; Sala Sahathai Samakhom; Museum of the Emerald Buddha Temple; Pavilion of Regalia, Royal Decorations and Coins; Phra Thinang Amarin Winichai; Phra Thinang Phaisan Thaksin
Map of the Grand Palace; Temple of the Emerald Buddha; Bureau of the Royal Household; Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles; Sala Luk Khun Nai; Sala Sahathai Samakhom; Museum of the Emerald Buddha Temple; Pavilion of Regalia, Royal Decorations and Coins; Phra Thinang Amarin Winitchai; Phra Thinang Phaisan Thaksin; Phra Thinang Chakraphat Phiman ...
Amidst vast gardens and landscaping stand the following buildings: Wehart Chamrun [e] (Heavenly Light), a Chinese-style royal palace and throne room; the Warophat Phiman [a] (Excellent and Shining Heavenly Abode), a royal residence; Ho Withun Thasana (Sages' Lookout), a brightly painted lookout tower; and the Aisawan Thiphya-Art [b] (Divine Seat of Personal Freedom), a pavilion constructed in ...
The Grand Palace compound on the banks of the Chao Phraya river.The primary royal and ceremonial residence of the monarch and royal family of Thailand. Royal residences of the Chakri Dynasty in Thailand include the Grand Palace, nineteen royal palaces (Thai: พระราชวัง, RTGS: phra ratcha wang; official residences of the king and uparaja stipulated as such by royal decree) and ...
Nantha Utthayan Palace – Built in the reign of King Mongkut, its location is now occupied by the Royal Thai Navy. Pathum Wan Palace (later known as Phetchabun Palace) – Built in the reign of King Mongkut as a country residence; later given to Prince Chudadhuj Dharadilok. Its location is now the site of Central World.
The Dusit Maha Prasat Throne Hall in the Grand Palace is a prominent example of the prasat form.. A prasat (Thai: ปราสาท, from Sanskrit: prāsāda), or more accurately, kudakhan (กุฎาคาร, from Pali/Sanskrit: kūṭāgāra) or rueanyot (เรือนยอด), is a Thai architectural form reserved for royal palaces of the monarch or for sacred religious structures.
The architecture of Dvaravati appears in the central region of Thailand. It used clay bricks and sometimes laterite. The construction of pagodas had a square base and an inverted-bell shape topped with a spire. The Lavo Kingdom existed in modern day Thailand during this time period.