Bangkok Grand Palace Architectural Tour
Bangkok, Thailand
Trip Type: Architecture Tours
Duration: 4 hours
Every visitor to Bangkok should see the magnificent buildings within the Grand Palace compound to get a feeling of the grand architectural style. This guided tour will bring these buildings to life and give you a different perspective of their history.
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Every visitor to Bangkok should see the magnificent buildings within the Grand Palace compound to get a feeling of the grand architectural style. This guided tour will bring these buildings to life and give you a different perspective of their history.Since the founding of Bangkok as the Nations capital by King Rama I, The Grand Palace has been the major architectural symbol of The Thai Royal Family. In the present time, The Royal Family resides at Chitralada Palace while The Grand Palace is used for ceremonial purposes. This guided tour will show you all that makes this area of Thailand so special.
The main buildings within the Grand Palace compound were built for King Rama V, who was the first Thai King to travel to Europe.
Vimanmek Mansion - Is the world’s largest golden teak wood mansion with its elaborate architectural style reflecting a western influence. The building has two right-angled wings, each wing is 60 meters in length and 20 meters high. They are three-storey except for the part where HM King Rama V resided, which is octagonal and four-storey. Although the ground floor is brick and cement, the upper floors are built of beautiful golden teak wood. Altogether, there are 31 exhibition rooms, with the bedroom, the throne room bathroom and pink rooms maintaining the atmosphere of the Thai past. Some display exhibitions of Thai art including silverware, ceramics, crystal ware and ivory.
Wat Benchamabophit - The temple's name literally means the Temple of the fifth King located nearby Dusit Palace. It was designed by Prince Naris, a half-brother of the king, and is built of Italian marble. It has carrarra marble pillars, a marble courtyard and two large singhas (lions) guarding the entrance. The interiors are decorated with crossbeams of lacquer and gold, and in shallow niches in the walls of paintings of important stupas all over the country. The cloister around the assembly hall houses 52 images of Buddha.
The main buildings within the Grand Palace compound were built for King Rama V, who was the first Thai King to travel to Europe.
Vimanmek Mansion - Is the world’s largest golden teak wood mansion with its elaborate architectural style reflecting a western influence. The building has two right-angled wings, each wing is 60 meters in length and 20 meters high. They are three-storey except for the part where HM King Rama V resided, which is octagonal and four-storey. Although the ground floor is brick and cement, the upper floors are built of beautiful golden teak wood. Altogether, there are 31 exhibition rooms, with the bedroom, the throne room bathroom and pink rooms maintaining the atmosphere of the Thai past. Some display exhibitions of Thai art including silverware, ceramics, crystal ware and ivory.
Wat Benchamabophit - The temple's name literally means the Temple of the fifth King located nearby Dusit Palace. It was designed by Prince Naris, a half-brother of the king, and is built of Italian marble. It has carrarra marble pillars, a marble courtyard and two large singhas (lions) guarding the entrance. The interiors are decorated with crossbeams of lacquer and gold, and in shallow niches in the walls of paintings of important stupas all over the country. The cloister around the assembly hall houses 52 images of Buddha.
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