Kingdom of Thai 2004, Second Trip ①
Kingdom of Thai 2004, Second Trip ① Grand Palace
When King Rama I ascended the throne in 1782, he decided to move the capital city from the area on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River, where the former Thonburi Palace was located, to the Eastern side of the river. The construction work lasted for three years. The Grand Palace was built then, with a temple or Royal Chapel located within the compound of the palace.
 Kingdom of Thai 2004 ⓒ dooholee.com
The architectural plan of the new Grand Palace is almost identical in every detail to that of the Royal Palace in the former capital of Ayutthaya. It was built close to the river facing north with the river on the left. This palace has an area of 218,400 sq. metres and is surrounded by walls built in 1782. The length of the four walls is 1,900 metres. Within these walls are situated government offices and the Chapel Royal of the Emerald Buddha besides the royal residences.
Rama I moved the centre of administration to this side of the Chao Phraya and, after erecting public monuments such as fortifications and monasteries. The King ordered the palace to be built not only as his residence but also as his offices--the various ministries, only one of which remains in the palace walls. This palace came to be known as the Grand Palace, in which the earliest edifices contemporary with the foundation of Bangkok were the two groups of residences named the Dusit Maha Prasat and the Phra Maha Monthian.
 Grand Palace ⓒ dooholee.com
Wat Phra Kaeo was built in 1782 on the orders of King Rama I along with the Grand Palace and Ratanakosin Island. It is a royal temple built within the Grand Palace compound therefore there is no resident monks. The temple is a treasure house of Thai arts, and houses the Emerald Buddha, the most revered Buddha image in Thailand.
 Emerald Castle of Thaiⓒ dooholee.com
; 에메랄드사원_ 일정중 두째날 왕궁에서 찍은 사진이다. 금으로 칠해진 저것은 왕궁내부의 사원이다. 우리에게는 에메럴드 사원으로 잘 알려진곳이다. 에메랄드 사원이란것은 그곳에 있는 에메랄드 불상때문에 붙여진 이름이다. 원래이름은 왓푸라깨오이다. 에메랄드불상은 지금도 매년 3번씩 국왕이 불상의 황금 옷을 직접 갈아 입히는 예식을 거행할 만큼 태국 내에서 가장 중요한 불상으로 여겨지고 있다. 높이는 6m 정도 된다.
입장료는 200B이다. 입장시에는 반드시 긴바지를 입어야 한다. 하지만 내가 입은 7부바지는 통과시켜줬다. 여자들이 나시를 많이 입고 오는데 꼭 걸린다. 앞에서 치마와 옷을 100B 보증금을 두고 빌려준다. 나올때 돈은 다시 반환해준다. 남방과 치마는 매우 촌스러워서 사진찍을때 민망하므로 처음부터 옷을 잘 챙겨입자.
구석구석 예쁜 사진찍을때가 많다.
Photo by dooholee @ NIKON 5700 _ 19, JUL, 04'
English Article _ http://bangkok.thailandtoday.com
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