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Art and Culture
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Sanam Chandra
Palace
Sanam Chandra
Palace is located in Nakorn Pathom, a province 56 km south of
Bangkok, the palace is about a kilometer away from the majestic
pagoda, Phra Pathom Chedi. The location was believed to be the
site of an ancient palace. Before ascending the throne, the then
Crown Prince Vajiravudh came to this city to pay homage to the
big pagoda. He wished to build a palace here as a retreat and
a residence during his pilgrimage trip to the pagoda. He preferred
this area for he viewed it as a strategic location. In 1907, he
bought about 335 acres of land around Noen Prasart from local
people. He then had Luang Phitak Manop design and supervise the
construction of the palace. The construction began in 1902 by
the end of the Fifth Reign. It was completed in 1911. H.M. King
Rama VI named it Sanam Chandra Palace .
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Bhubing
Palace
Chiang Mai Province, Thailand
The Bhubing Palace is located on Doi Buak Ha, Muang District, Chiang
Mai Province. It is the royal winter residence in Chiang Mai where
the Royal family stays during seasonal visits to the people in the
northern part of Thailand. The palace is also the royal guesthouse
for prominent state visitors from abroad. In the past Their Majesties
welcomed or granted royal audience to State visitors only in the
capital of Bangkok. Bhubing Palace was built in 1961. The construction
started initially with only the royal resident building and the
guesthouse. The other buildings were additionally built on later
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The
Grand Palace
Na Phra Lan Road, Maharaj Pier, Bangkok, Thailand
The Grand Palace has an area of 218,400 sq. metres and is surrounded
by walls built in 1782. The length of the four walls is 1,900 metres.
Within these walls are situated government offices and the Chapel
Royal of the Emerald Buddha besides the royal residences. When Siam
restored law and order after the fall of Ayutthaya the monarch lived
in Thonburi on the west side of the river. Rama I, on ascending
the throne, moved the center of administration to this side of the
Chao Phraya; and, after erecting public monuments such as fortifications
and monasteries, built a palace to serve not only as his residence
but also his offices--the various ministries, only one of which
remains in the palace walls. This palace came to be known as the
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Plainern
Palace
Bangkok, Thailand
When HRH Prince
Naris decided to move from Tha Palace to take residence at Khlong
Toei permanently, he bought serveral Thai wooden houses, restored,
remodelled and reassembled them in the compound as one house.
When the railway was cut to Rama IV road, the road had been levelled
up to the railway and thus, commuters had to push their carriages
up the "hilly" land when passing to the area. For people who were
not familiar with the palace, the "hill" has been used as a landmark
when giving directions to the palace. Therefore, it was named
"Plainern" literally, "the end of the hill"
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