Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall

The Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall ( Thai พระที่นั่ง อนันต สมาคม - pronunciation: [ p ʰ rá ˑ t ʰ î ː ˑ nan ˑ ʔà ˑ nan ˑ sà ˑ ma ː ˑ k ʰ om ], Ananda Samakhom Throne Hall ) is a throne and reception hall in the palace and government district, Dusit, Bangkok. It is part of the Dusit Palace.

The building in the style of European Renaissance and Neo - Classical in 1908 by King Chulalongkorn ( Rama V ) in order to deter audiences, as in the Amarin Winichai Throne Hall of the Grand Palace in the Dusit Palace can. When he chose the name " Phra Thinang Ananta Samakhom " ( Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall ) after a Throne Hall of the Grand Palace, which had to be demolished. The foundation stone was laid on 19 November 1908 40th Jubilee of the King. The Throne Hall was first completed in 1915, successor King Chulalongkorn Vajiravudh (Rama VI. ).

The building measures 49.5 meters in width, 112.5 meters in length and 47.5 meters in height and is dominated by the large central dome, the facade is clad in Carrara marble. Were in the building commission, in addition to the two Thai supervisors Chao Phraya Yommaraj (Pan Sukhum ) and Phraya Prachakorn Kitvijarn (O Amatayakul ), represented only Italian artists: the two architects Annibale Rigotti and Mario Tamagno, the wizard Carlo Allegri, the engineer EC Gallo and the two painter Galileo Chini and C. Riguli. In the paintings inside exploits the ( by then) are shown six ruler of the Chakri Dynasty.