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On the western peak is the palace with adjoining structures. On the middle or central peak is a big chedi named Phra That Chom Phet. The eastern peak houses the Wat Phra Kaeo, the royal temple, built similarly to the Wat Phra Kaeo in Bangkok. The whole complex was built as a summer palace by King Mongkut, with construction finished in 1860. [3]
Saphan Asadang balcony of Phra Chuthathut Palace. The Phra Chuthathut Palace (Thai: พระจุฑาธุชราชฐาน Phra Chuthathut Ratchathan) or Sichang Palace (พระราชวังสีชัง Phra Ratcha Wang Sichang) is a former summer royal residence built during the reign of King Chulalongkorn the Great on the Sichang Island in Chonburi Province.
Amidst vast gardens and landscaping stand the following buildings: Wehart Chamrunt (Heavenly Light), a Chinese-style royal palace and throne room; the Warophat Phiman (Excellent and Shining Heavenly Abode), a royal residence; Ho Withun Thasana (Sages' Lookout), a brightly painted lookout tower; and the Aisawan Thiphya-Art (Divine Seat of Personal Freedom), a pavilion constructed in the middle ...
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 ...
Oil prices fell on Friday, with U.S. West Texas Intermediate down 0.6% to $68.96. Gold gained 0.5% on the day to $2,605 per ounce. (Reporting by Stella Qiu; Editing by Sam Holmes, Jamie Freed and ...
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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".
In this June 28, 2017 file photo, a police officer stands outside the Riodoce office after the killing of the newspaper's co-founder Javier Valdez in Culiacan, Sinaloa state, Mexico.