Grand Palace

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Grand Palace 002.jpg (37448 bytes) Bangkok known to Thais as  Krung  Thep, The City Of Angels

 

The Grand Palace at Dawn

The Palace is situated in the inner city.   A  man made area bounded by the Chao Phya River and the klong, canal.

The grounds are open from 8:30 am and it is a good idea to be at the Piman Jayasri gates when they open.

Originally built in 1782 and added to in subsequent reigns,  the palace is now used only for state banquets and royal ceremonies.
The palace compound is a blend of temporal and spiritual buildings.  Th architecture ranging from Thai to Victorian.

Within these walls are situated government offices, former royal residences and the Chapel Royal of the Emerald Buddha. Wat Phra Keo.

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Grand Palace 006.jpg (39696 bytes) Surrounding the Temple of The Emerald Buddha is a spectacular collection of buildings,   pavilions, chedis with pointed spires and prangs with rounded spires, and mythological gods and goddesses..
Decorations for the birthday of King Bhumibol who ascended the throne upon the assassination of his brother in 1946.  Formerly known as Siam, It  was renamed Thailand, Land of the Free in 1939, it is the only country in the region never to have been under the control of a western colonial power. 

The Royal Family is revered and photos of the King and Queen Sirikit are to be found in almost all Thai homes.

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