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Grand Palace
This is a "must" for every visitor
to Bangkok, for the Grand Place Complex, which includes the
Temple of The Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Keow) is unquestionably
one of the wonders of the world today. Within its enormous grounds
is the most exotic Buddhist temple and at the heart of the temple
itself is a fabulous Buddha image, carved from one piece jade,
which is the holiest and most revered of religious objects in
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Nearby is the Grand Palace, once
the official home of the Kings of Siam-built in traditional
Thai architecture mixed with European designs. You will also
visit The Royal Funeral Hall and The Royal Coronation Hall.
This Palace has an area of 218,400 sq.
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meters and is surrounded by walls
built in 1783. The length of the four walls totals 1900 meters.
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 Ayudhya the monarch
lived in Dhonburi on the other side of the river. Rama I, immediately
on ascending the throne, moved the center of administration
to this side of the Chaopraya; 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 Mahaprasad and the Mahamontien
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