Grand Palace
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Summary
Grand Palace is a royal palace[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of royal palace entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,389 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Phra Borom Maha Ratchawang[3]
- Country: Thailand[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Chao Phraya River[5]
- Instance of: archaeological site[6], tourist attraction[7], location of worship[8], historic house museum[9]
- Commissioned by: Phutthayotfa Chulalok[10]
- Maintained by: Bureau of the Royal Household[11]
- Owned by: King of Thailand[12]
- Operator: Bureau of the Royal Household[13]
- Architectural style: Thai architecture[14], Western architecture[15]
- Follows: Phra Racha Wang Derm[16]
- Made from material: brick[17], wood[18]
- Postal code: 10200[19]
- Has use: official residence[20]
- Commons category: Grand Palace, Bangkok[21]
- Occupant: Bureau of the Royal Household[22], Phra Tumnuk Suankularb School[23], Royal Craftsmen School[24], Office of His Majesty's Principal Private Secretary[25], Royal agencies[26]
- Country of origin: Rattanakosin Kingdom[27]
- Has part(s): Phra Maha Monthian Royal Complex[28], Chakri Maha Prasat Royal Complex[29], Phra Maha Prasat Royal Complex[30], Sivalaya Royal Garden[31], Inner Court[32], Wat Phra Kaew[33], Gates of the Grand Palace[34], Fortress of the Grand Palace[35], Chai Jumbol Royal Pavillion[36], Ho Phra Kaew San Phra Bhumi[37], Saha Thai Samakhom Pavillion[38], Phra Aphinao Niwet Royal Complex[39], Pavilion of Regalia, Royal Decorations and Coins[40], Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles[41]
- Inception: 1782[42]
- Located on street: Thanon Na Phra Lan[43]
- Significant event: grand coronation of Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke[44], coronation of Buddha Loetla Nabhalai[45], coronation of Nangklao[46], coronation of Mongkut[47], first coronation of Chulalongkorn[48], second coronation of Chulalongkorn[49], coronation of Vajiravudh[50], grand coronation of Vajiravudh[51], coronation of Prajadhipok[52], coronation of Bhumibol Adulyadej[53], coronation of Vajiralongkorn[54]
- Official website: https://www.royalgrandpalace.th/en/home[55]
- Topic's main category: Category:Grand Palace[56]
- Visitors per year: 22,064,968[57]
- Heritage designation: Thai historic site, registration declined[58]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Grand Palace[59]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Grand Palace include Phra Borom Maha Ratchawang[60], a Khwaeng[61], in Thailand[62].
Why It Matters
Grand Palace has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]
Entities named for it include Phra Borom Maha Ratchawang[60], a Khwaeng[61], in Thailand[62].