Wat Benchamabophit
Wat Benchamabophit is Rama V's marble temple, built in 1900 as part of the Dusit district he laid out for himself, and the clearest surviving statement of what the Thai monarchy meant by modernisation.
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Wat Benchamabophit is Rama V's marble temple, built in 1900 as part of the Dusit district he laid out for himself, and the clearest surviving statement of what the Thai monarchy meant by modernisation.
Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall is the main residence of King Maha Vajiralongkorn, Rama X, in Bangkok, and it is closed to the public in every sense: no tours, no ticket, no visiting hours and no admittance to the grounds.
Abhisek Dusit Throne Hall is a single-storey timber throne hall inside the Dusit Palace precinct, built in 1903-1904 by order of King Chulalongkorn after his first tour of Europe and designed by the Italian architect Mario Tamagno.
Paruskavan Palace, Wang Parusakawan in Thai, is a cream-brick European villa in Dusit that King Chulalongkorn built for his son Prince Chakrabongse Bhuvanath when the prince came home from his military education in Russia.
Sukhothai Palace is a royal residence on Samsen Road in Dusit district, Bangkok, and it is not a visitor attraction: it remains in use and is closed to the public.
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