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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 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 ...
King Rama V built a summer palace, Phra Chuthathut Palace (Thai: พระจุฑาธุชราชฐาน), named after his son who was born on this island, Prince Chuthathut. The royal residence was largely abandoned in 1893 after the French occupied the island during a conflict with Thailand over control of neighboring Laos.
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.
Before Bangkok became the capital of Thailand, the capital city was Thonburi. The old city straddled the Chao Phraya, but was mainly settled on the western bank where the royal palace and other institutions were situated. [3] The eastern bank was mostly home to Chinese and Vietnamese (forced) settlers.
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The royal residence was abandoned in 1893 after the French occupied the island during a conflict with Thailand over control of neighboring Laos in the Franco-Siamese crisis. In 1900 the parts of the palace were torn down and reassembled in Bangkok, part of the Vimanmek Mansion. [4] Phra Chuthathut Palace is the only royal palace in Thailand on ...
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