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The '''King Narai's Palace''' ({{lang-th|พระนารายณ์ราชนิเวศน์}}; {{RTGS|''Phra Narai Ratchaniwet''}}) in [[Lopburi]] was built by King [[Narai]] the Great, the king who ruled [[Ayutthaya kingdom|Ayutthaya]] from 1656 to 1688. He ordered the palace built in 1666 in the same area as King [[Ramesuan]] |
The '''King Narai's Palace''' ({{lang-th|พระนารายณ์ราชนิเวศน์}}; {{RTGS|''Phra Narai Ratchaniwet''}}) in [[Lopburi]] was built by King [[Narai]] the Great, the king who ruled [[Ayutthaya kingdom|Ayutthaya]] from 1656 to 1688. He ordered the palace built in 1666 in the same area as King [[Ramesuan (king of Ayutthaya)|Ramesuan]]'s Palace. King Narai stayed here for about 8–9 months a year, except during the rainy season. He designated Lopburi as the second capital of the [[Ayutthaya Kingdom]]. The palace was a place for relaxation, hunting, administering the country's affairs, and welcoming official visitors. When the king died in 1688, Lopburi and the palace were abandoned. |
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King [[Mongkut]] (Rama IV) of Rattanakosin ordered the restoration of King Narai's Palace. He built a new throne hall complex (Phiman Monkut Pavilion) for his stay in 1856. He also renamed the palace ''Phra Narai Rajanivet''. During King [[Chulalongkorn]]'s (Rama V) reign, Phiman Mongkut Pavilion, which had been King Mongkut's accommodations, was given to the government to use as the Lopburi City Hall. On October 11, 1924, Prince [[Damrong Rajanubhab]] and Prince [[Narisara Nuvadtivongs]] opened the Chantarapisarn Pavilion in King Narai's palace as a museum, calling it the Lopburi Museum. Later, in 1961 the name of the museum was changed to ''Somdet Phra Narai National Museum.'' To date, the museum has exhibited more than 1,864 items of the collection of ancient artifacts in different pavilions and buildings of the palace. |
King [[Mongkut]] (Rama IV) of Rattanakosin ordered the restoration of King Narai's Palace. He built a new throne hall complex (Phiman Monkut Pavilion) for his stay in 1856. He also renamed the palace ''Phra Narai Rajanivet''. During King [[Chulalongkorn]]'s (Rama V) reign, Phiman Mongkut Pavilion, which had been King Mongkut's accommodations, was given to the government to use as the Lopburi City Hall. On October 11, 1924, Prince [[Damrong Rajanubhab]] and Prince [[Narisara Nuvadtivongs]] opened the Chantarapisarn Pavilion in King Narai's palace as a museum, calling it the Lopburi Museum. Later, in 1961 the name of the museum was changed to ''Somdet Phra Narai National Museum.'' To date, the museum has exhibited more than 1,864 items of the collection of ancient artifacts in different pavilions and buildings of the palace. |
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The King Narai's Palace (Thai: พระนารายณ์ราชนิเวศน์; RTGS: Phra Narai Ratchaniwet) in Lopburi was built by King Narai the Great, the king who ruled Ayutthaya from 1656 to 1688. He ordered the palace built in 1666 in the same area as King Ramesuan's Palace. King Narai stayed here for about 8–9 months a year, except during the rainy season. He designated Lopburi as the second capital of the Ayutthaya Kingdom. The palace was a place for relaxation, hunting, administering the country's affairs, and welcoming official visitors. When the king died in 1688, Lopburi and the palace were abandoned.
King Mongkut (Rama IV) of Rattanakosin ordered the restoration of King Narai's Palace. He built a new throne hall complex (Phiman Monkut Pavilion) for his stay in 1856. He also renamed the palace Phra Narai Rajanivet. During King Chulalongkorn's (Rama V) reign, Phiman Mongkut Pavilion, which had been King Mongkut's accommodations, was given to the government to use as the Lopburi City Hall. On October 11, 1924, Prince Damrong Rajanubhab and Prince Narisara Nuvadtivongs opened the Chantarapisarn Pavilion in King Narai's palace as a museum, calling it the Lopburi Museum. Later, in 1961 the name of the museum was changed to Somdet Phra Narai National Museum. To date, the museum has exhibited more than 1,864 items of the collection of ancient artifacts in different pavilions and buildings of the palace.
Gallery
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Palace Inner Gate1 -
Chantara Phisan Hall -
Phra Nak Prok, beside Chantara Phisan Hall -
Phiman Mongkut Pavilion -
Phiman Mongkut Pavilion, view from Chantara Phisan Hall -
Palace Inner Gate2 -
Suthasawan Hall -
Dusit Sawan Thanya Mahaprasat Hall -
Inside Dusit Sawan Thanya Mahaprasat Hall -
The Palace view, from Dusit Sawan Hall -
Twelve Royal Storage -
Reception Hall, for Foreign Visitors -
Water Tank -
Museum Office
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