Bang Pa In

Province

Bang Pa In ( Thai: บางปะอิน ) is the capital of the district of Bang Pa-In Ayutthaya province. The Ayutthaya province is located in the central region of Thailand.

Bang Pa In is also the name of the district ( Amphoe ) Bang Pa In.

Location

Bang Pa In is beautifully situated on an island in the Chao Phraya River about 50 kilometers north of the capital Bangkok, just south of the city of Ayutthaya. A pleasant journey offers a boat tour on the river.

Economic importance and

Bang Pa-In has established itself on the modern mass tourism. The population of Bangkok takes the island at the weekend like as a destination.

History

The King Prasat Thong was born here, he was also a Buddhist temple, on the banks of a small lake to build a small castle that served the kings of Ayutthaya as a summer residence. The facilities were no longer used since the destruction of Ayutthaya in 1767 and fell into disrepair. It was not until King Mongkut (Rama IV ) rediscovered the place and had built a new palace.

King Chulalongkorn ( Rama V, reg. 1868-1910 ) used the summer residence also. In the complex there is a monument in honor of Queen Sunandha Kumariratana the 1880s in Nonthaburi province at Wat Goo (former name Wat Lang Suan ) during a boat trip with her daughter was pulled overboard. Queen Sunandha Kumariratana was pregnant at this time in five months. Both were drowned because no one could come to the rescue, because it was still the age-old prohibition of contact by members of the royal family by subjects. King Chulalongkorn lifted a short time later on officially taboo.

Today, the expanded facilities of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX. ) Are often used for state receptions.

Attractions

  • Summer Palace Bang Pa In ( พระราชวัง บางปะอิน ) - a further palace complex, the King Prasat Thong ( 1629-1656 ) in 1632, built on the island of Bang Pa-In, which is formed by a current loop of the Chao Phraya River. Until the fall of Ayutthaya in 1767, the palace served all Thai kings as a summer residence. He was 80 years unused and was exposed again until the reign of King Mongkut. The complex is surrounded by a high wall and opens through several monumental tower structures; used with beautiful palaces, pavilions, statues and a royal observatory, the King Mongkut (Rama IV ). The park is divided into an outer and an inner region. The outer area was previously freely accessible, while the inner region of the royal family were reserved. Most of the accessible buildings today date from the years 1872 to 1889 and were made by King Chulalongkorn ( Rama V ) was built. The facility includes:
  • Outside the range Saphakhan Ratchaprayun ( สภา คา ร ราช ประยูร ) - 1879 Set in a colonial building that was formerly used by the brothers Chulalongkorn and their families.
  • Wat Chumphon Nikayaram - the only one from the time Prasat Thongs remaining building with two Chedis
  • Phra Thinang Aisawan Thippayat ( พระที่นั่ง ไอศวรรย์ ทิพย อาสน์ ) - built in 1876 Siamese -style copy of the Phra Thinang Amphon Phimok Prasat Pavilion in Bangkok; Here the pavilion is completely in the water of the Chao Phraya; King Vajiravudh (Rama VI ). Was here set up a life-sized bronze statue of his father later.
  • Phra Thinang Warophat Piman ( พระที่นั่ง ว โร ภาษ พิมาน ) - Pavilion recent at the point where King Mongkut had built a pavilion with two floors; the current building is a 1876 neo- classical building finished and serves ceremonies and official receptions. 1888 was still an art gallery so.
  • Hor Hem Monthian Thewarat ( หอ เหม มณเฑียร เทว ราช ) - 1880 erected shrine in the Khmer style, reminiscent of King Prasat Thong.
  • Inner area Hor Withun Thatsana ( หอ วิ ฑู ร ทัศนา ) - 1881 erected under Chulalongkorn observation tower, whose plant is reminiscent of a lighthouse; one has from here a good overview of the palace and the surrounding area of ​​Bang Pa In.
  • Phra Thinang Uthayan Phumisathian ( พระที่นั่ง อุทยาน ภูมิ เสถียร ) - a 1877 -built building in the style of a Swiss chalet, formerly served as the residence during floods and 1938 almost completely destroyed by fire; long were only the brick foundations to see to Queen Sirikit in 1996, the building was re- built original.
  • Phra Thinang Wehat Chamrun ( " Heavenly Light " พระที่นั่ง เวหา ศ น์ จำรูญ ) - two-storey palace in the Chinese style, the King Chulalongkorn in 1889 as a gift from Chinese merchants; it was used during the cool season and in the rainy season. The building material was imported from China.
  • Phra Tamnak Fai Nai ( พระ ตำหนัก ฝ่าย ใน ) - Living area of ​​the palace ladies, from the remains little left today.

Impressions of the Summer Palace

Observation tower

Aisawan Thippayat Pavilion

Aisawan Thippayat Pavilion

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