The Bang Pa-In Palace in Ayutthaya
The last attraction for us to visit during our day long tour of Ayutthaya was the Bang Pa-In Palace also called the Summer Palace of the Thai Royal family.
In 2001, my family and I did see the palace but we never stopped to look. We were on a Chao Phraya river boat cruise then. This time around, we had enough time to tour the premises and the place did deliver.
A view of the Phra Thinang (Royal Residence)and Aisawan Thiphya-Art (The divine seat of personal freedom)as well as the Devaraj-Kunlai Gate
The Phra Thinang Aisawan Thiphya-Art is a Thai style pavilion with four porches and a spired roof built by King Chulalongkorn in the middle of an outer pond in 1876. It is said to be a copy of the Phra Thinang Aphonphimok Prasat in the Grand Palace.
Another view of the Phra Thinang Aisawan Thiphya-Art (Royal residence)and the Devaraj Kunlai Gate
Isn't the Phra Thinang Aisawan Thiphya-art so grand
Me by the very grand Phra Thinang Aisawan Thiphya-art
With my partner, Marc
The Phra Thinang Warophat Phiman, a Neo-Classic style, one story mansion built by King Chulalongkorn in 1876 as his residence and throne hall. The audience chambers and anterooms are decorated with oil paintings depicting significant events in Thai history as well as scenes from Thai literature.
The Royal Floating House
Phra Thinang (Royal Residence)
Wehart Chamrun(Heavenly Light)
This Chinese style two-story mansion was built by the equivalent of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and presented to King Chulalongkorn in 1889. (recorded by Prince Ookhtomsky)
Very Chinese looking indeed. This was the ceiling at the entry of the mansion.
The HO Withun Thasana. This observatory was built by King Chulalongkorn in 1881 as a lookout tower for viewing the surrounding countryside.
A closer view of the observatory
The Memorial to Queen Sunandakumariratana
The Memorial to Princess Saovabhark Nariratana and the three royal children
The Sangkasithpatarkam Gate
Ho Hem Monthian Thewarat (Golden Palace, King of the Gods, a small stone structure in the form of a Khmer style prasat (residence of a king or god with a corn cob shaped structure) built by King Chulalongkorn in 1880 and dedicated to King Prasat Thong of Ayutthaya.
