Grand Palace | Texture of Life

The Grand Palace complex was established in 1782 and was a former residence for King Rama I to King Rama V of the Rattanakosin Kingdom. Today, the place is used for hosting royal ceremonies and welcoming the king's guests, State guests, and other foreign dignitaries. It is also a place where remains of kings and high-ranked members of the royal family were situated before cremation

Wat Phra Kaew or the Temple of the Emerald Buddha as seen from the Outer Court
Wat Phra Kaew or the Temple of the Emerald Buddha as seen from the Outer Court
Temple of the Emerald Buddha
Temple of the Emerald Buddha

Temple of the Emerald Buddha/ Wat Phra Kaeo This holy site is easily recognizable by the two imposing demon figures guarding the entrance. The statues, gifts from Chinese merchants, stand sentinel at the gate of the gorgeous temple
Temple of the Emerald Buddha/ Wat Phra Kaeo The temple of the Emerald Buddha is the most sacred temple in Thailand. It is because of the statue of the Emerald Buddha seated inside it. The statue is considered as the sacred palladium (an object on which the safety of a community or nation depends upon) of Thailand.
Temple of the Emerald Buddha
Phra Mondop The Phra Mondop is a repository of sacred texts. The present structure was built by Rama I to replace an earlier structure that burnt down
Phra Mondop This golden building holds the Canon of Buddha—sacred scriptures written on palm leaf—as well as a number of Buddhist publications and ancient literature.
Phra Mondop
Phra Mondop Phra Mandop is the palace library that contains the most sacred scriptures of the Buddhist literature. The library is not accessible by tourists. However, the striking building gathers attention like none other.
Phra Mondop The building façade is golden in colour. White, green and red inlay tiles with gold medallions cover the whole building. There are demon statues at the entrance with embellishments of intricate mosaic glasswork


Phra Sawet Kudakhan Wihan Yot This building, a vihara, serves as a Buddha image hall, and was first built by Rama III to house many important Buddha images. The building has a cruciform plan and is topped in the middle of the roof with a tall spire in the form of a crown.
The Phra Si Rattana Chedi Constructed in 1855, the circular bell-shaped stupa (or chedi) is built of brick masonry. The stupa was later entirely covered in gold-coloured tiles specially imported from Italy by Rama V.
The main Stupa was erected by King Rama IV in 1855 and regarded as the most sacred in the Royal Chapel. In the hollow interior is a smaller stupas containing sacred Buddha relics
The Great Chakri Palace Though it is no longer the royal residence (the present monarch, King Maha Vajiralongkorn, lives at the Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall inside Bangkok's Dusit Palace since 2016, when he inherited the throne after the death of his father), the Great Chakri Palace is still something special to behold.
The Great Chakri Palace
Dusit Maha Prasat The single large inner hall of this building was originally Rama I's Audience Chamber.
Dusit Maha Prasat

Wat Phra Kaew or the Temple of the Emerald Buddha as seen from the Outer Court

Wat Phra Kaew or the Temple of the Emerald Buddha as seen from the Outer Court

Temple of the Emerald Buddha

Temple of the Emerald Buddha

Temple of the Emerald Buddha/ Wat Phra Kaeo

This holy site is easily recognizable by the two imposing demon figures guarding the entrance. The statues, gifts from Chinese merchants, stand sentinel at the gate of the gorgeous temple

Temple of the Emerald Buddha/ Wat Phra Kaeo

The temple of the Emerald Buddha is the most sacred temple in Thailand. It is because of the statue of the Emerald Buddha seated inside it. The statue is considered as the sacred palladium (an object on which the safety of a community or nation depends upon) of Thailand.

Temple of the Emerald Buddha

Phra Mondop

The Phra Mondop is a repository of sacred texts. The present structure was built by Rama I to replace an earlier structure that burnt down

Phra Mondop

This golden building holds the Canon of Buddha—sacred scriptures written on palm leaf—as well as a number of Buddhist publications and ancient literature.

Phra Mondop

Phra Mondop

Phra Mandop is the palace library that contains the most sacred scriptures of the Buddhist literature. The library is not accessible by tourists. However, the striking building gathers attention like none other.

Phra Mondop

The building façade is golden in colour. White, green and red inlay tiles with gold medallions cover the whole building. There are demon statues at the entrance with embellishments of intricate mosaic glasswork

Phra Sawet Kudakhan Wihan Yot

This building, a vihara, serves as a Buddha image hall, and was first built by Rama III to house many important Buddha images. The building has a cruciform plan and is topped in the middle of the roof with a tall spire in the form of a crown.

The Phra Si Rattana Chedi

Constructed in 1855, the circular bell-shaped stupa (or chedi) is built of brick masonry. The stupa was later entirely covered in gold-coloured tiles specially imported from Italy by Rama V.

The main Stupa was erected by King Rama IV in 1855 and regarded as the most sacred in the Royal Chapel. In the hollow interior is a smaller stupas containing sacred Buddha relics

The Great Chakri Palace

The Great Chakri Palace

Dusit Maha Prasat

The single large inner hall of this building was originally Rama I's Audience Chamber.

Dusit Maha Prasat