Bang Pa-in
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บางปะอิน Bang Pa-in |
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| Coordinates | 14 ° 14 ' N , 100 ° 35' E | ||
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| Country | Thailand | ||
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| ISO 3166-2 | TH-14 | ||
| Residents | 13,000 | ||
Bang Pa-in ( Thai : เทศบาล ตำบล บางปะอิน ) is a Thesaban Tambon ( เทศบาล ตำบล - "small town") in the Amphoe ("district") Bang Pa-in the province of Ayutthaya ("Province of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya"). Ayutthaya Province is located in the central region of Thailand .
location
Bang Pa-in is located about 50 kilometers north of the capital Bangkok , a little south of the city of Ayutthaya . The Mae Nam Chao Phraya (Chao Phraya River) flows from north to south through the middle of the district. The royal summer palace Bang Pa-in is located on an island in the river.
Economy and Importance
Bang Pa-in has adapted to modern mass tourism. The people of Bangkok also like to take the island as a weekend excursion destination.
history
King Prasat Thong was born here, he also had a Buddhist temple ( wat ) and a small castle built on the bank of a small lake, which the kings of Ayutthaya used as a summer residence. The facilities have not been used since Ayutthaya was destroyed in 1767 and fell into disrepair. Only King Mongkut (Rama IV.) Rediscovered the place and had a new palace built.
King Chulalongkorn ( Rama V , reigned 1868-1910) also used the summer residence. In the complex there is a monument in honor of Queen Sunandha Kumariratana who was torn overboard in the Nonthaburi province in the 1880s at Wat Goo (former name Wat Lang Suan) during a boat trip with her daughter. Queen Sunandha Kumariratana was five months pregnant at the time. Both drowned because no one could come to their aid, because the centuries-old ban on contact with members of the royal family by subjects still applied. A short time later, King Chulalongkorn officially lifted this taboo.
Today, King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) likes to use the extended facilities at state receptions.
Attractions
- Bang Pa-in Summer Palace ( พระราชวัง บางปะอิน ) - another palace complex that King Prasat Thong (1629–1656) built in 1632 on Bang Pa-in Island, which is formed by a current loop of Mae Nam Chao Phraya. Until the fall of Ayutthaya in 1767, the palace served as a summer residence for all Siamese kings. Then it lay unused for 80 years and was only exposed again under King Mongkut. The complex is surrounded by a high wall and opens up through several monumental towers; with beautiful palaces, pavilions, statues and a royal observatory that King Mongkut (Rama IV) used. The system is divided into an outer and an inner area. The outer area was previously freely accessible, while the inner area was reserved for the royal family. Most of the buildings accessible today date from the years 1872 to 1889 and were built by King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) . The system includes:
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Outside area
- Saphakhan Ratchaprayun ( สภา คา ร ราช ประยูร ) - Colonial-style building built in 1879, which was formerly used by the Chulalongkorn brothers and their relatives.
- Wat Chumphon Nikayaram - the only structure with two chedis that has survived from the time of Prasat Thong
- Phra Thinang Aisawan Thippayat ( พระที่นั่ง ไอศวรรย์ ทิพยอาสน์ ) - in Siamese style, copy of the Phra Thinang Amphon Phimok Prasat Pavilion in Bangkok, built in 1876; here the pavilion stands completely in the water of the Chao Phraya; King Vajiravudh (Rama VI.) Later had a life-size bronze statue of his father erected here.
- Phra Thinang Warophat Piman (พระที่นั่งว โร ภาษ พิมาน ) - recent pavilion on the site where King Mongkut had a two- story pavilion built; the current building is a neo-classical building completed in 1876 and is used for ceremonies and state receptions. In 1888 a picture gallery was added.
- Hor Hem Monthian Thewarat ( หอ เหม มณเฑียร เทว ราช ) - Khmer-style shrine built in 1880 to commemorate King Prasat Thong.
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Inner area
- Hor Withun Thatsana ( หอ วิ ฑู ร ทัศนา ) - an observation tower built under Chulalongkorn in 1881, the layout of which is reminiscent of a lighthouse; From here you have a good overview of the palace complex and the surrounding area of Bang Pa-in.
- Phra Thinang Uthayan Phumisathian (พระที่นั่ง อุทยานภูมิ เสถียร ) - a building built in 1877 in the style of a Swiss chalet , which previously served as a residence during floods and which burned out almost completely in 1938; For a long time only the brick foundations could be seen until Queen Sirikit had the structure rebuilt true to the original in 1996.
- Phra Thinang Wehat Chamrun ("Heavenly Light", พระที่นั่ง เวหา ศ น์ จำรูญ ) - two-story palace in Chinese style that was given to King Chulalongkorn in 1889 by 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, of which little is left today.
Impressions from the Summer Palace
Phra Thinang Wehat Chamrun
Observation tower
Aisawan Thippayat Pavilion
Aisawan Thippayat Pavilion
Web links
- Overview map of the Ayutthaya province (names in English and Thai) [last page accessed: July 24, 2015]
