PALACES - MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS -
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Phra Racha Wang Derm |
พระราชวังกรุงธนบุรี |
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PhraRacha Wang Derm (Wang Derm Palace) or Thon Buri Palace is
the royal palace of King Taksin the Great. It is now located in
the Royal Thai Navy, on ArunAmarin Road, on the west bank of the
Chao Phraya River, at the mouth of Bangkok Yai Canal. This area
was the location of Wichayen Fort, a fort built in the reign of
King Narai the Great of Ayutthaya Kingdom as Bangkokwas an
important city by the sea of that era.Wang DermPalace or Thon
Buri Palace was built in the reign of King Taksin the great in
1767, during the same time thatThonburi was appointed the new
capital city of Thailand. The palace was built to be the royal
residence with a Throne Hall for governing. The Wichayen Fort
was also renovated and renamed, WichaiPrasit Fort. The location
of this palace was strategically significant as it already had a
secured fort overlooking far distance. Moreover, PhraRacha Wang
Derm is also a place where many of Thai Kings were born such as
King Nangklao, King Mongkut and KingPinkloa. Inside Wang Derm
Palace is the Throne Hall, the most important place of the
palace, which was divided into two segments. The first part is
"Tong PraRong," the throne room, or "Winitchai" which is a
Thai-style pavilion with a cement platform. The roof of the
throne room segment is decorated with Cho Fah (gable apex), Bai
Raga (sloping edges of the gable) and Hang Hong (two-side bottom
corners of the gable) and covered with earthenware tiles. The
room is used to hold council and royal ceremonies of Thonburi
Kingdom. Nowadays, the Royal Thai Navy still uses this place to
hold important events and ceremonies as well. The other segment
is "RatchaMontien" (royal residence) or "Pra Tee NungKwang."It
was floored with wood and decorated in the same style as the
throne room. Nowadays, the place is used to welcome VIP and hold
meetings in some occasions.Apart from the Throne Hall, there are
also two small Chinese-style residences of King Pinklao. Inside
the smaller residence, it displays the exhibition on King
Taksin's royal duties regarding wars through four paintings such
as painting on naval war and Chantaburi battle. It also displays
weapons used in previous battles. The bigger residence is in
Thai-Chinese architectural style. It exhibits King Taksin's
royal duties regarding society, economy, culture and
international affairs. King Taksin's shrine is where the
standing statue of King Taksinholding sword is located.
Moreover, there is a Whale Head Shrine which features a whale
skull found near the area of King Taksin's shrine. |
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Bangkok |
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Bangkok Yai |
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Open to public only few days mid December each year |
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Link to Official web site |
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Palaces-Monuments and Memorials |
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http://bangkokforvis |
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Morning |
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https://www.khaosode |
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Open the last 2 week of Dec every year. |
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Entry fee |
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Free |
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13.74279, 100.48971 |
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