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The
Royal Grand Palace
The Royal Grand Palace was built by King rama I
The first King of Bangkok Dynasty, by t he year
1782 and took 2 Years to be done. The palace was
done by the year 1784. There magnificant Buildings
are the Royal and Religious Heart of the Nation.
At the same compound with the palace also has the
must beautiful Buddhist temple named the temple
of Emerald Buddha or Wat Phra Kaeo. But infact The
Emerald Buddha Image was made from The whole pecice
of jade.The image wan found At Chiengrai province
on the northern past of Thailand. Once was took
to Laos, and was kept There over zoo years. King
rama I took the image back to Thailand and housed
at the temple of Emerald Buddha until at the present.
The royal Grand palace was built in real Thai style.
As you come to Bangkok don't miss the Grand palace.
The palace open everyday form 8.30 a.m. to 3.30
p.m.
Wat Arun
Wat
Arun or the temple of Dawn is located on the Western
bank of the Chau Phaya River. It's richly Decorated
79 meters high and got influence from Cambodia.
Pagoda or "Phra - Prang" is particularly
beautiful in the soft light of early morning or
sunset and the Prang was decorated with Chinese
procelain
over 1 million pieces . Temple of Dawn got this
name because King Taksin the great. The only one
King of Thonburi dynaoty flouted along this river
and stopped In front of this temple early morning
So the king named This temple "Temple of Dawn"
Wat
Pho
Wat Pho is one of the oldest and biggest temples
In Bangkok. The chapel houses the gigantic gold
-plated. Reclining Buddha which is 46 meters in
length and 15 meters in height Wat Pho is the original
school which teaches Thai Massage until at the present
Royal Barges National Museum
Royal
Barges National Museum is located on the bank of
klong Bangkok-Noi which connected to Chao Phaya
River. These barges were used on Royal and government
occasion.Once a year, The King will go to the temple
to give the yellowcloth to the monk by the Royal
Barges, that have only in Thailand.
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