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Grand Palace
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official residence of the King of Thailand since 1782
Key facts
- Status
- The King's private property
- Location
- Phra Nakhon , Bangkok , Thailand
- Construction started
- 6 May 1782
- Owner
- Vajiralongkorn
- Size
- 218,415,047 m2 (2,351,000 sq ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- historic house museum
- Has part
- Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles
- Country
- Thailand
- Located in
- Phra Borom Maha Ratchawang
- Area
- 244000
- Body of water
- Chao Phraya River
- Operator
- Bureau of the Royal Household
- Country of origin
- Rattanakosin Kingdom
- Material used
- wood
- Official website
- www.royalgrandpalace.th/en/home
- Image
- Grand Palace Bangkok, Thailand.jpg
- Has use
- official residence
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- topic's main category
- Category:Grand Palace
- named by
- Mongkut
- date of official opening
- 1782-06-10
- maintained by
- Bureau of the Royal Household
- Commons category
- Grand Palace, Bangkok
- native label
- พระบรมมหาราชวัง
- commissioned by
- Phutthayotfa Chulalok
- activity policy in this place
- smoking ban
- visitors per year
- 22064968
- postal code
- 10200
- street address
- พระบรมมหาราชวัง ถนนหน้าพระลาน แขวงพระบรมมหาราชวัง เขตพระนคร กรุงเทพมหานคร 10200
- inception
- 1782-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
The Grand Palace (Thai: พระบรมมหาราชวัง, RTGS: Phra Borom Maha Ratcha Wang, pronounced [pʰrá bɔ̄ː.rōm má.hǎː râːt.tɕʰá wāŋ] lit. 'The Supreme Grand Palace') is a complex of buildings at the heart of Bangkok, Thailand. The palace has been the official residence of the Kings of Siam (and later Thailand) since 1782. The king, his court, and his royal government were based on the grounds of the palace until 1925. King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX), resided at the Chitralada Royal Villa and his successor King Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) resides at the Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall, both in the Dusit Palace, but the Grand Palace is still used for official events. Several royal ceremonies and state functions are held within the walls of the palace every year. The palace is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Thailand, with over eight million people visiting each year.
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Grand Palace” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.