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Anantasamakhom
Throne Hall and the Parliament
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 The
Throne Hall was built in the reign of King Rama V using marble for construction
in Italian Renaissance architectural |
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| style. King Rama V desired to use it for receiving foreign dignitaries and meetings of the Royal Advisory Council for national | |||||||||
| development. The Throne Hall was completed in the reign of King Rama VI. The ceiling of the dome was highlighted by | |||||||||
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exquisite fresco paintings of important Royal functions during the reign of King Rama I up to King Rama VI of the Royal |
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| House of Chakri. | Anantasamakhom
Throne Hall |
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| was primarily used to | hold important royal and state | ||||||||
| ceremonies and for | parliamentarian meetings. After the | ||||||||
| new Parliament building | was erected at the back of the Throne | ||||||||
| Hall, parliamentarian | meetings were transferrred there. | ||||||||
| However, ceremonial | openings of its first session, graciously | ||||||||
| presided over by His | Majesty the King, are still conducted | ||||||||
| at the Anantasamakhom Throne Hall. | |||||||||
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is opened daily from 9:30 to 16:00. Admission fee is 50 baht for adults
and 10 baht for children and students. Tel. 0/-628- |
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| 6300 Ext. 5276 | |||||||||