Grand Palace is a complex of buildings at the heart of Bangkok, Thailand.
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16 Facts About Grand Palace
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The Grand Palace is bordered by Sanam Luang and Na Phra Lan Road to the north, Maharaj Road to the west, Sanam Chai Road to the east and Thai Wang Road to the south.
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Rather than being a single structure, the Grand Palace is made up of numerous buildings, halls, pavilions set around open lawns, gardens and courtyards.
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The Grand Palace is currently partially open to the public as a museum, but it remains a working palace, with several royal offices still situated inside.
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Grand Palace moved the seat of power from the city of Thonburi, on the west side of the Chao Phraya River, to the east side at Bangkok.
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Layout of the Grand Palace followed that of the Royal Palace at Ayutthaya in location, organization, and in the divisions of separate courts, walls, gates and forts.
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Grand Palace is divided into four main courts, separated by numerous walls and gates: the Outer Court, the Middle Court, the Inner Court and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha.
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Today the Grand Palace is still a centre of ceremony and of the monarchy, and serves as a museum and tourist attraction as well.
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The court is considered the main part of the Grand Palace and is fronted by the Amornwithi Road, which cuts right across from east to west.
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Grand Palace carried out major renovations and spent most of his reign residing in these buildings.
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Under the supervision of foreign architects, namely the German C Sandreczki, the Boromphiman Throne Hall became the most modern building within the Grand Palace; it was the first to be designed to accommodate carriages and motorcars.
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Grand Palace lived in this palace with his younger brother Prince Bhumibol Adulyadej and his mother Princess Sri Sangwan.
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Castellated walls of the Grand Palace were constructed during the reign of King Rama I in 1782.
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Grand Palace has twelve gates, three along each of the four walls.
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Along the walls of the Grand Palace there are seventeen forts ; originally there were only ten, with later additions made.
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In 1982, on the bicentennial anniversary year of the founding of Bangkok and the building of the Grand Palace, the building was selected as the site of a new museum.
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