Phaya Thai Palace
The Wang Phayathai ( Thai: วัง พญาไท, official name Phra Ratchawang Phayathai - พระราชวัง พญาไท - Phayathai Palace, English Phya Thai Palace ) is a former palace in Bangkok, capital of Thailand.
Location
The Phayathai Palace is located between the Samsen Canal ( คลอง สามเสน - Khlong Samsen ) and Thanon Ratchawithi ( ถนน ราชวิถี - Ratschawithi Street) in District ( Khet ) Ratchathewi in the northeast of the center of Bangkok. Not far away is the Victory Monument ( อนุสาวรีย์ ชัยสมรภูมิ - Victory Monument ).
History
After the Dusit Palace was completed, King Chulalongkorn ( Rama V ) Dusit build several roads in the district, including the Thanon Sanghi (now Thanon Ratchawithi ) caused by fruit and vegetable gardens along the Samsen Canal until after Thung Phayathai led, at that time an area with rice fields. King Chulalongkorn and Queen Saowabha liked this area, they felt here " in the country", away from the stress of the Grand Palace. In 1909, the king therefore an area of vegetable gardens and rice fields in the area of 100 Rai bought ( about 16 acres ). There he had a new royal villa, which he gave the name Tamnak Phayathai ( พระ ตำหนัก พญาไท - " Phayathai Mansion ").
On the palace grounds were planning the King and Queen to set up an agricultural demonstration farm to experiment with the cultivation of different rice and vegetables and breed Leghorn chickens. Later was carried out on that site and the annual " ceremony of the First plowing ". Unfortunately, King Chulalongkorn died only a few months after the official opening.
At the invitation of King Vajiravudh (Rama VI. ) Lived Queen Saowabha together with many of their relatives, princes and princesses the next ten years until her death in 1920 at Phayathai Palace. Then King Vajiravudh let all the buildings except the Thewarat - Saparom Throne Hall ( พระที่นั่ง เทว ราช สภา รมย์ ) tear. Some buildings were built in the Vajiravudh school, others were donated Ratchathiwat Wat Kuti as the abbot. Then the king built many new throne halls, four of which buildings are still preserved today.
King Vajiravudh lived three years in the palace before he died in 1925. After his death, King Prajadhipok (Rama VII ) taught in 1926 in the buildings first, the " Phya Thai Palace Hotel " a later - in 1931 - sent the first radio station in Thailand, the " Bangkok Radio Broadcasting Station At Phya Thai " from the Waikun Hall. Finally, the present Phra - Mongkhutklao Hospital took over the entire area. Some less important buildings were demolished to make way for modern hospital facilities. 1971 a life-size statue was dedicated to the memory of King Vajiravudh on the premises.
Impressions of the palace grounds
Roofed passage between the throne halls
Corridor in Phiman - Chakri Throne Hall
Relief of Prince Naris: King Vajiravudh is born in the year of the Naga