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The Marble Temple
was built in the King Rama V's reign. The interior
of the main building is magnificently decorated with cross
beams of lacquer and gold.
A large collection of Bronze Buddhas lines the walls of
the spacious inner courtyard.
There are two marble Singhas in Khamer style, placed in
front of the chapel.
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Sao Ching Cha
as one of the landmarks of Bangkok, the Giant Swing has
been standing
in front of Wat Suthat for more than 200 years.
It was created in 1784 to be used in the Brahmin Swing
ceremony.
The ceremony was proceeded every year from 1784 until
it was revoked
in 1933.
But other Brahmin Ceremonies still remain and are performed
at Brahmin
shrines (no. 13) located nearby.
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Ratchaburana Temple
This temple was a small temple built in the late Ayutthaya
period.
The temple has become one of Royal monasteries
since the First reign
(1782-1809). During World War II in 1945,significant buildings
and objects
in the temple were damaged by airbombs.
Later, the temple was reconstructed and become an important
temple of Rattanakosin once again.
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Chetupon temple
was built in Ayutthaya period (during 1688-1703).
The common name is
"Wat Po", a shortened word
of its original name -Potharam.
This temple has many interesting and beautiful monuments
such as the
reclining Buddha Image which is the second largest in
Thailand.
During early period of Rattanakosin,Wat Po was the center
of many fields
of academy including the famous Thai massage.
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Loha Prasart
This temple was built in the Third reign (1824-1851) to
celebrate the King's
niece who became the first queen consort of King Rama
IV.
The outstanding monument of this temple is "Loha
Prasart".
Loha Prasart is a kind of pagoda substitution which was
built to represent
the teaching of Lord Buddha.
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The Grand Palace
is one of Bangkok's most beautiful and frequently visited
sights.
This palace was built in 1782 in the reign of King Rama
I. In one corner
of this massive compound is the glittering Royal Chapel,
known as the
Temple of the Emerald Buddha.
The "Temple of the emerald Buddha"
is the royal temple within the palacecomplex. It has a
variety of buildings and frescos of the Ramakien
(Thai Ramayana) around the outer walls.
At present, the Grand Palace is used for important Royal
and State functions.
The City Pillar Shrine, placed opposite the Grand Palace,
is a highly respected
city landmark.
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Phra Sumane Fort
Fort is a hexagonal-shaped concrete structure, topped
with pointed roof.
At the beginning of Rattanakosin (since 1782) there were
14 forts along
the city limits (defined by The Chao Phraya River and
Klong Robb Krung).
Today, only 2 forts (Phra Sumane and Mahakan)
remain. Phra Sumane fort
was partly destructed during King Rama V-VII (1868-1934).
The Fine Arts Department repaired and restored it in 1959
and recently in 1981.
This fort was brought back to its original appearance
which is understood
by the old picture taken in the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910).
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Equestrian Statue of King Rama V
We start with Equestrian Statue of King Rama V
located in the center of the
Dusit Palace ground.
It was built to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of King
Rama V's Accession to
the throne.
Behind the statue is the Anantasamakhom Palace. This palace
was erected in 1908 by the King Rama V.
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Democracy Monument
This monument was erected in 1939 to remind the revolution
of the country administration from absolute monarchy to
democracy (constitutional monarchy).
Many elements of the monument imply events involved in
the nation's administration and political change. For
instance,the height of the four posts
is 24 metres which means the date of the political change
(24th of June 1932).
The 75 cannons at the base means the year 2475 B.E. or
1932. At the base
panel of the four posts, the relief of people involved
in the revolution were created.
The Democracy Monument is the symbolic structure that
represents liberty
and democracy in Thailand.
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The Ministry of Defence
This huge building was built in 1882 and completed in
1884 on the land
of former three palaces existed in the First reign (1782-1809).
It was used as barrack and storehouse at the beginning
and became
the head office of Ministry of Defence later.
The Roman pediment and six columns supporting the front
balcony are very outstanding and representing power of
the Army.
The front garden is decorated with ancient cannon which
also symbolize
the power.
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Rattanakosin
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