Grand Palace - Bangkok, Thailand
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N 13° 45.080 E 100° 29.486
47P E 661248 N 1520723
Over 100 ornately decorated building are in the grounds. The Temple of the Emerald Buddga conatins a 26-inch Buddha carved from a solid block of jade.
Waymark Code: WM77MW
Location: Thailand
Date Posted: 09/14/2009
Views: 64
From the offical web site:
The Grand Palace has an area of 218,400 sq. metres and is surrounded by walls built in 1782. The length of the four walls is 1,900 metres. Within these walls are situated government offices and the Chapel Royal of the Emerald Buddha besides the royal residences.
When Siam restored law and order after the fall of Ayutthaya the monarch lived in Thonburi on the west side of the river. Rama I, on ascending the throne, moved the centre of administration to this side of the Chao Phraya; and, after erecting public monuments such as fortifications and monasteries, built a palace to serve not only as his residence but also his offices--the various ministries, only one of which remains in the palace walls.
This palace came to be known as the Grand Palace, in which the earliest edifices contemporary with the foundation of Bangkok were the two groups of residences named the Dusit Maha Prasat and the Phra Maha Monthian.
Name of Source Book: 1000 Places to See Before You Die
Page Location in Source Book: 498
Type of Waymark: Site
Location of Coordinates: main entrance
Cost of Admission (Parks, Museums, etc.): 350.00 (listed in local currency)
List Available Hours, Dates, Season:
every day from 8:30 to 3:30
Official Tourism Website: [Web Link]
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