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“Baan Phra Tub Jai(Impressive House)” or “House of 100 Poles” is
a beautiful house made of teakwood, located in Phrae. The owner
was Mr.Kitcha Chaiwanakub, who passed away in June 1984 from
heart disease and diabetes. Since then, his wife started to take
care of the house which is a private house in a 13-acre-land.
The construction began in 1972, by Mr.Kitcha who designed the
floor plans and interior decoration by himself without any help
of architectures. House’s
poles are large logs, 130 pieces in
total, which wood age are about 300 years old. It was
finished 5 years later as a house for his big family. It is a
modern Thai style, with carved wooden cabinets, rare
antiquaries, ancient porcelain and Ga-leh gable roof which is
the typical style of Northern Thailand. At present the house is
still a private one, but opens as a tourist attraction without
relating to any government service.
The house solely is
about 2800 square meters, which is divided into various sections
including 5 guest rooms and “Chan Maprang”, which is a relaxing
terrace full of marian plum trees, indicating by its name. There
is also “Chan Tawan”, where is the best place to enjoy the glory
of the morning light, with an elegantly carved table with its
wood from East Asiatic Company.
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