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{{Short description|Historical park on a hill in Thailand}}
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[[Image:Khao Wang.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Wat Phra Kaeo seens from the observatory tower]]
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'''Phra Nakhon Khiri''' ([[Thai alphabet|Thai]]: อุทยานประวัติศาสตร์พระนครคีรี) is a [[Historical parks of Thailand|historical park]] in [[Phetchaburi Province|Phetchaburi]], [[Thailand]], located on a hill overlooking the city. The name Phra Nakhon Khiri means ''Holy City Hill'', but locals know it better as '''Khao Wang''', meaning ''hill with palace''.
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| image_caption = Wat Phra Kaeo
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| type = Historical palace with museum
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| nearest_city = Phetchaburi
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| coordinates = {{Coord|13.1089|N|99.9365|E|type:landmark_region:TH|display=title,inline}}
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| created = 1979
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'''Phra Nakhon Khiri''' ({{lang-th|อุทยานประวัติศาสตร์พระนครคีรี}}) is a [[Historical parks of Thailand|historical park]] in [[Phetchaburi]], [[Thailand]] on a hill overlooking the city.<ref name="TAT">{{cite web |title=Phra Nakhon Khiri Historical Park|url=https://www.tourismthailand.org/Attraction/Phra-Nakhon-Khiri-Historical-Park--976 |website=Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) |accessdate=1 May 2019}}</ref> The name ''Phra Nakhon Khiri'' means 'holy city hill', but locals know it better as ''Khao Wang'', meaning 'hill with palace'.<ref>{{cite web |title=เขาวัง พระนครคีรี พระราชวังบนภูเขาแห่งแรกของไทย Khao Wang, Phra Nakhon Khiri, the first mountain palace in Thailand |url=https://www.emagtravel.com/archive/phranakhonkhiri-trip.html |website=Emagtravel |date=21 August 2011 |accessdate=1 May 2019 |language=Thai}}</ref>
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The park consists of three building groups, located on the three peaks of the 92m high hill. On the western peak is the actual [[palace]] with adjoining structures. The middle or central peak is a big [[stupa|chedi]] named ''Phra That Chom Phet''. The eastern peak houses the ''Wat Phra Kaeo'', the royal [[temple]], built in similar fashion to the [[Wat Phra Kaew|''Wat Phra Kaeo'']] in [[Bangkok]]. The whole complex was built as a summer palace by King [[Mongkut]], with construction finished in 1860.


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The park consists of three building groups on the three peaks of the 95 m hill.<ref name="TAT"/> On the western peak is the [[palace]] with adjoining structures. On the middle or central peak is a big [[stupa|chedi]] named ''Phra That Chom Phet''. The eastern peak houses the ''Wat Phra Kaeo'', the royal [[temple]], built similarly to the [[Wat Phra Kaew|''Wat Phra Kaeo'']] in [[Bangkok]]. The whole complex was built as a summer palace by King [[Mongkut]], with construction finished in 1860.<ref>{{cite web |title=Phra Nakhon Khiri Historical Park |url=http://www.museumthailand.com/en/museum/PhraNakhon-Khiri-Historical-Park |website=Museum Thailand |accessdate=1 May 2019 |date=21 January 2019}}</ref>
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The site was registered as a historical park on August 27, 1979, with two of the palace buildings now housing a branch of the [[National Museum (Thailand)|Thai National Museum]].


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The site was registered as a historical park on 27 August 1979, with two of the palace buildings now housing a branch of the [[National Museum (Thailand)|Thai National Museum]].<ref>{{cite web |title=ประวัติพระนครคีรี Phra Nakhon Khiri History|url=http://www.phranakhonkhiri.com/web/history |website=phranakhonkhiri |accessdate=1 May 2019}}</ref>
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==Gallery==
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File:Phra Nakhon Khiri historical park 02.JPG
File:Khao Wang 003.JPG
File:Phra Nakhon Khiri 0143.JPG
File:Phra Nakhon Khiri (Petchaburi)-001.jpg
File:Phra Nakhon Khiri (Petchaburi)-005.jpg
File:Phra Nakhon Khiri historical park 03.JPG|[[Funicular]] to the top of Khao Wang
File:Phra-Nakhon-Khiri (Khao-Wang), Phetchaburi.jpg|Khao Wang and Phra Nakhon Khiri Historical Park at night
</gallery>

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{{Commons category|Phra Nakhon Khiri historical park}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Royal palaces in Thailand}}


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[[Category:Phetchaburi Province]]
[[Category:Geography of Phetchaburi province]]
[[Category:Historical parks of Thailand]]
[[Category:Historical parks of Thailand]]
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[[Category:Tourist attractions in Phetchaburi province]]
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Latest revision as of 04:04, 1 January 2024

Phra Nakhon Khiri Historical Park
อุทยานประวัติศาสตร์พระนครคีรี
Wat Phra Kaeo
Phra Nakhon Khiri Historical Park is located in Thailand
Phra Nakhon Khiri Historical Park
TypeHistorical palace with museum
Nearest cityPhetchaburi
Coordinates13°06′32″N 99°56′11″E / 13.1089°N 99.9365°E / 13.1089; 99.9365
Created1979
StatusHistorical Park, Thailand

Phra Nakhon Khiri (Thai: อุทยานประวัติศาสตร์พระนครคีรี) is a historical park in Phetchaburi, Thailand on a hill overlooking the city.[1] The name Phra Nakhon Khiri means 'holy city hill', but locals know it better as Khao Wang, meaning 'hill with palace'.[2]

The park consists of three building groups on the three peaks of the 95 m hill.[1] On the western peak is the palace with adjoining structures. On the middle or central peak is a big chedi named Phra That Chom Phet. The eastern peak houses the Wat Phra Kaeo, the royal temple, built similarly to the Wat Phra Kaeo in Bangkok. The whole complex was built as a summer palace by King Mongkut, with construction finished in 1860.[3]

The site was registered as a historical park on 27 August 1979, with two of the palace buildings now housing a branch of the Thai National Museum.[4]

Gallery[edit]

  • Funicular to the top of Khao Wang
    Funicular to the top of Khao Wang
  • Khao Wang and Phra Nakhon Khiri Historical Park at night
    Khao Wang and Phra Nakhon Khiri Historical Park at night
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Phra Nakhon Khiri historical park.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Phra Nakhon Khiri Historical Park". Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  2. ^ "เขาวัง พระนครคีรี พระราชวังบนภูเขาแห่งแรกของไทย Khao Wang, Phra Nakhon Khiri, the first mountain palace in Thailand". Emagtravel (in Thai). 21 August 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Phra Nakhon Khiri Historical Park". Museum Thailand. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  4. ^ "ประวัติพระนครคีรี Phra Nakhon Khiri History". phranakhonkhiri. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
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