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Bang Pa-In Royal Palace (Thai: พระราชวังบางปะอิน), also known as the Summer Palace, is a palace complex formerly used by the Thai kings. It lies beside the Chao Phraya River in Bang Pa-in District , Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province in Thailand .
The construction of Wat Niwet Thammaprawat was commissioned by King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) in 1876, to serve as the royal temple for the newly expanded Bang Pa-In Palace. The temple was designed by Joachim Grassi, one of the first Italian architects employed under the king's government. Many public buildings were built in the Western style ...
Bang Pa-in in Ayutthaya era was once called Bang Kradan (บางกระดาน) or Bang Khadan (บางขดาน), which means "place of plain", since it was a spacious plain and a part of Thung Luang Field, a vast field of central region and Chao Phraya basin. It was also used as a place for royal water repellent ceremony during the ...
The Bang Pa-in Palace at Ayutthaya. Bang Pa-In Royal Palace Ayutthaya (17th century, rebuilt 1872–89) – Occasional country residence of the king; generally open to the public. The Vimanmek Mansion inside the Dusit Palace. Dusit Palace Bangkok (1897–1901) – Commissioned by King Chulalongkorn as an alternative primary residence to the ...
There were three palaces in Ayutthaya: Grand Palace, Chantharakasem Palace or the Front Palace, and Wang Lang or the Rear Palace. In addition, there were many other palaces and buildings for royal visits outside the city area of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, such as Bang Pa-In Palace at Bang Pa-in and Nakhon Luang Building in the Nakhon Luang District.
Bang Pa-in station (Thai: สถานีบางปะอิน) is a railway station located in Ban Len Subdistrict, Bang Pa-in District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya.It is a class 1 railway station located 58.001 km (36.0 mi) from Bangkok Railway Station.
The bodies of a California mother of three and her 19-year-old son were found dead by her daughter days before the family was set to celebrate Christmas.
A painting, depicting the event in which two sons of King Intharacha fought each other to the death on elephants at Pa Than Bridge. The painting is now in the Warophatphiman Hall, Bang Pa-In Royal Palace. In 1424, Intharacha died. His two brothers marched from their respective cities to Ayutthaya for the throne.