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Grand Palace
This is a "must" for every visitor to Bangkok,
for the Grand Place Complex, which includes the Temple
of The Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Keow) is unquestionably
one of the wonders of the world today. Within its enormous
grounds is the most exotic Buddhist temple and at the
heart of the temple itself is a fabulous Buddha image,
carved from one piece jade, which is the holiest and
most revered of religious objects in Thailand today. |
Nearby is the Grand Palace, once the official home of
the Kings of Siam-built in traditional Thai architecture
mixed with European designs. You will also visit The
Royal Funeral Hall and The Royal Coronation Hall. This
Palace has an area of 218,400 sq.
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meters and is surrounded by walls built in 1783. The
length of the four walls totals 1900 meters. 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 Ayudhya the monarch lived in Dhonburi on the
other side of the river. Rama I, immediately on ascending
the throne, moved the center of administration to this
side of the Chaopraya; 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 Grand Palace, in which the earliest
edifices contemporary with the foundation of Bangkok
were the two groups of residences named the Dusit Mahaprasad
and the Mahamontien |
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