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The room itself has also been used by King Rama IX to welcome foreign dignitaries and heads of state, such as Queen Elizabeth II, President Bill Clinton and Pope John Paul II. [72] Recently the King welcomed more than 21 world leaders inside the room during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC Summit) held in Bangkok in 2003. [70]
Wat Phra Kaew (Thai: วัดพระแก้ว, RTGS: Wat Phra Kaeo, pronounced [wát pʰráʔ kɛ̂ːw] ⓘ), commonly known in English as the Temple of the Emerald Buddha and officially as Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram, [a] is regarded as the most sacred Buddhist temple in Thailand.
He shifted his capital across Chao Phraya river to its present location in Bangkok, and constructed the new Grand Palace including Wat Phra Kaew within its compound. Wat Phra Kaew was consecrated in 1785, and the Emerald Buddha was moved with great pomp to its current home in the ubosot of the Wat Phra Kaew temple complex in February/March 1785 ...
The first is the Golden Dome Room (Thai: ห้องโดมทอง) on the south side of the building for the prime minister's guests. The second is the Ivory Room ( Thai : ห้องสีงาช้าง ) which is in front of the Golden Dome Room and adjacent to the right, which is a lounge for official visitors of the prime minister.
Amidst vast gardens and landscaping stand the following buildings: Wehart Chamrun [e] (Heavenly Light), a Chinese-style royal palace and throne room; the Warophat Phiman [a] (Excellent and Shining Heavenly Abode), a royal residence; Ho Withun Thasana (Sages' Lookout), a brightly painted lookout tower; and the Aisawan Thiphya-Art [b] (Divine Seat of Personal Freedom), a pavilion constructed in ...
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The name means 'a blessed, great land', and refers to Thailand under the reign of the Royal Family, to which the stupa has been dedicated. It also refers to Somdet Chuang's honorary name. [ 204 ] The 80 meters (260 ft) high stupa has a twelve-sided polygon shape with five floors in it, including another 8-meter glass stupa , a room with relics ...
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