Thawornwatthu Building - Bangkok    Share

You have to go here. The Staff is very friendly and helpful. This is a historical building. Outer is Khmer style and inside is western style.

History Thawon Watthu Building was constructed by the initiation of King Rama V who considered the royal cremation ceremony requiring construction of an enormous temporary cremation hall was rather a waste. His idea was to build a permanent building which could be used to serve other functions after the cremation ceremony. Accordingly, in 1895, the occasion of 10,000 Days Anniversary of the King’s Accession to the Throne, King Rama V had H.R.H. PrinceKrommaphraya Narisaranuwattiwong designing Thaworawatthu Building and Phraya Samosonsapphakan (That Sirisamphan) was in charge of the construction. King Rama V presided over the Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony on 13th September 1896. Certain obstacles had delayed the construction until the King Rama V passed away. King Rama VI then had the work completed and assigned the building as the permanent location of Ho Phra Samut Wachirayan (Wachirayan Royal Library), officially opened by the King on 6th January 1916. In the reign of King Rama VII, the amount of books in the library has greatly increased. Therefore, the King had the library separated into 2 places, Wachirayan Library and Thawon Watthu Building. Wachirayan Library was moved to Siwamokkhaphiman Throne Hall in the Grand Palace to preserve religious scriptures, archives, and hand-written documents.Thawon Watthu Building was assigned for keeping books which belonged to King Rama VI, printed books and newspapers, and the library was renamed “Ho Phra Samut Vajiravudh” (Vajiravudh Royal Library).

Nice one. Amazing buildings and temples. Nice architecture. One of the main attraction in Bangkok. The palace has been the official residence of the Kings of Siam. Grand Palace is still used for official functions. Several royal ceremonies and functions are held in the palace every year. It will be always crowded due to high number of tourists. Admission costs 500BHT and it is really worth. Lot of things to see in the complex. You can spend few hours walking around the complex and enjoy the views.

This red building is a library for monks and the architecture is awesome.

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