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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 ...
Phra Racha Wang Derm (Thonburi Palace) (1768) – Royal palace of King Taksin; now site of the Royal Thai Navy headquarters. Front Palace (Phra Ratchawang Bowon Sathan Mongkhon), Bangkok (1782–85) – Residence of the holder of the same title, who was also known as the uparaja or "vice king". Its grounds are now the site of the Bangkok ...
The palace is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Thailand, with over eight million people visiting each year. [4] Construction of the palace began on 6 May 1782, at the order of King Phutthayotfa Chulalok (Rama I), the founder of the Chakri dynasty, when he moved the capital city from Thonburi to Bangkok.
On the 1 December 2016, Vajiralongkorn accepted the formal invitation from the President of the National Assembly of Thailand to accept the crown and become King Rama X inside residence's throne room. At present the Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall is the primary home and working palace of King Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) in Bangkok.
Sa Pathum Palace (Thai: วังสระปทุม, RTGS: Wang Sa Pathum) is a royal residence in Pathum Wan District, Bangkok, Thailand. It has been a residence of the Thai Royal Family , especially the House of Mahidol, since the 19th century, and is the official residence of Princess Sirindhorn .
The Bureau of the Royal Household (BRH) is a royal agency with a status equivalent to a ministry of the Royal Thai Government, directly under the authority of the monarch. It is responsible for royal affairs concerning the King and the Royal Family , as well as the management and protection of the monarch’s assets and interests.
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 ...
The emblem for the 60th Anniversary Celebration of the King's Accession to the Throne. The Sixtieth Anniversary Celebrations of King Bhumibol Adulyadej's Accession to the Throne (Thai: งานฉลองสิริราชสมบัติครบ ๖๐ ปี พ.ศ. ๒๕๔๙; RTGS: Ngan Chalong Siriratchasombat Khrop Hok Sip Pi Pho So Song Phan Ha Roi Si Sip Kao) were the ...