Grand Palace, Bangkok

**Grand Palace**
	official residence of the King of Thailand since 1782
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Instance of	royal palace; archaeological site;
Location	Phra Borom Maha Ratchawang, Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, Thailand
Commissioned by	Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke;
Has use	official residence;
Owned by	King of Thailand;
Occupant	Bureau of the Royal Household; Phra Tumnuk Suankularb School; Royal Craftsmen School; Office of His Majesty's Principal Private Secretary;
Has part(s)	Phra Maha Monthian Royal Complex; Chakri Maha Prasat Royal Complex; Phra Maha Prasat Royal Complex; Sivalaya Royal Garden; Inner Court; Wat Phra Kaew; Gates of the Grand Palace; Fortress of the Grand Palace; Chai Jumbol Royal Pavillion; Ho Phra Kaew San Phra Bhumi; Saha Thai Samakhom Pavillion; Phra Aphinao Niwet Royal Complex; Pavilion of Regalia, Royal Decorations and Coins; Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles;
Heritage designation	Thai historic site, registration declined;
Date of official opening	10 June 1782;
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	13° 45′ 00.5″ N, 100° 29′ 31.3″ E
Authority file
	Q873769; VIAF cluster ID: 126777774; Library of Congress authority ID: n88210201; National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007266563805171
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This is a photo of a monument in Thailand identified by the ID

0005574 (Thai Fine Art Department's link)

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Façade

Seen from across the Chao Phraya River in 2017
Outer Wall
The Phimanchaisri Gate, the main entrance from the Outer to the Middle Court
Royal Thai Army soldiers from the 1st Infantry Regiment, King's Own Bodyguards, resting in the main guard house in the Outer Court. The regiment provides ceremonial as well as practical security to the palace compound.
Changing of the Guard
The Phra Maha Montein Group as seen from the west. From left to right: Amarin Winitchai Throne Hall, Phaisan Thaksin Hall, Chakkraphat Phiman Residence.
The exterior of the Phra Thinang Amarin Winitchai
Phra Thinang Racharuedee
Phra Thinang Sanam Chan
Ho Phra That Monthien, on the west side of the Phaisan Thaksin Throne Hall
Ho Suralai Phiman
File:Ho Suralai Phiman, to the east of the Phaisan Thaksin Throne Hall
Phra Thinang Chakri Maha Prasat is a blend of Thai traditional architecture and a combination of 19th-century European styles.
The central prasat of the Chakri Maha Prasat.
Phra Maha Prasat group.
Detail of one of the gates to the Maha Prasat group.
Phra Thinang Aphorn Phimok Prasat
Ho Plueang Khrueang
Phra Thinang Boromphiman
Phra Thinang Chai Chumpol
The Padej Dusakorn Fort and Temple of the Emerald Buddha.
Phra Thinang Dusit Maha Prasat

Model of Grand Palace at Nitasrattanakosin Exhibition Hall

Temple of the Emerald Buddha (a.k.a. Wat Phra Kaew, formally Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram)

Wat Phra Kaew or the Temple of the Emerald Buddha as seen from the Outer Court
Wat Phra Kaew Museum
Cannons and architectural elements, displayed outside the museum

Image of interior

The Bussabok Mala Maha Chakraphat Phiman and the Phuttan Kanchanasinghat thrones. The latter is topped the Royal Nine-Tiered Umbrella.

History

The Grand Palace seen from across the Chao Phraya River, c. 1880
Princess Voralaksanavadi in full regalia on her tonsurate ceremony in 1880
Mount Kailasa was temporarily moved to the front of the Chakri Maha Prasat for the Tonsure ceremony of Prince Maha Vajirunhis in 1886.
The Chakri Maha Prasat in 1890, soon after its construction.
The royal ladies of the Inner Court enjoying a game of croquet in the Siwalai Garden, c. 1890.
Canopy bed of King Rama I at the east section, north room of the Chakraphat Phiman Hall.
The funerary urn of Queen Saovabha Phongsri in 1919.
Chief consort Samli and her royal daughters. Consort Samli (sitting centre) was a wife of King Rama IV. One of her daughters Princess Sukhumala Marasri (right) became consort to her half-brother King Rama V.
Royal White Elephant at the Grand Palace, circa 1925