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  2. Grand Palace - Wikipedia

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    In 1982, on the bicentennial anniversary year of the founding of Bangkok and the building of the Grand Palace, the building was selected as the site of a new museum. It was established at the instigation of Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn to hold certain architectural elements, which had to be replaced; various artefacts and Buddha images that ...

  3. List of palaces in Bangkok - Wikipedia

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    Buraphaphirom Palace, Bangkok – Rebuilt in 1875 to serve as the residence of Prince Bhanurangsi Savangwongse, the palace has since been demolished, and its former grounds are now a commercial area known as Wang Burapha. Windsor Palace, Bangkok – Built in the reign of King Chulalongkorn to serve as the residence of Crown Prince Vajirunhis.

  4. List of museums and art galleries in Bangkok - Wikipedia

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    Bangkok Doll Museum: Ratchathewi: Toy: Features over 400 Thai handmade dolls depicting Thai life and culture, as well as costumes from around the world Bangkok Folk Museum: Bang Rak: History: Lifestyles of middle-class Bangkokians during World War II and its aftermath Bangkok National Museum: Phra Nakhon: Multiple: Thai art and history Bangkok ...

  5. List of Thai royal residences - Wikipedia

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    The Grand Palace compound on the banks of the Chao Phraya river.The primary royal and ceremonial residence of the monarch and royal family of Thailand. Royal residences of the Chakri Dynasty in Thailand include the Grand Palace, nineteen royal palaces (Thai: พระราชวัง, RTGS: phra ratcha wang; official residences of the king and uparaja stipulated as such by royal decree) and ...

  6. Vimanmek Mansion - Wikipedia

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    In 1932, Vimanmek Palace was used only as a storage place by the Bureau of the Royal Household. [ 4 ] In 1982 Queen Sirikit asked King Rama IX , on the occasion of the Royal Bicentennial Celebrations of Bangkok, to renovate Vimanmek Palace for use as a museum to commemorate King Rama V by displaying his photographs, art works, and handicrafts ...

  7. Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles - Wikipedia

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    Grand Palace, Bangkok Coordinates 13°45′07″N 100°29′27″E  /  13.75195821562753°N 100.49073216326734°E  / 13.75195821562753; 100.49073216326734

  8. Bangkok National Museum - Wikipedia

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    Bangkok National Museum was originally established by King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) around the collection of antiquities of his father King Mongkut (Rama IV). The National Museum is on the grounds of the former Wang Na, the "Front Palace" which was built for the vice king, a sort of crown prince (Thailand has no law of primogeniture.

  9. Hogg Building - Wikipedia

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    Will Hogg, the eldest son of former Texas Governor Jim Hogg, used the eighth-floor penthouse to manage Hogg Brothers Company and the family's philanthropic projects. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] In the 1920s, Hogg's workspace was, "surrounded by a roof garden lavishly abloom with shrubs and flowers, in a suite of elegantly furnished rooms that included an oval ...

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