Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall

Keywords : Phra Thinang, Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall, Dusit Palace

Site common name	Dusit Palace
Type of artwork	Architecture
Sub district	Dusit
District	Khet Dusit
Province	Bangkok
Region	Central
Country	Thailand
Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree	Lat : 13.7716329 Long : 100.513189
Geographic Coordinates UTM	Zone : 47 P Hemisphere : N E : 663587.58 N : 1522984.61
Place of artwork	In the north of the Equestrian statue of King Rama V

History of production	Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall was built in the reign of King Rama V. It was designed by Mr. Mario Tamagno and had Chaopraya Yamaraj (Pun Sukhum) as a principal person in charge with Praya Prajakornkijvicharana (O Amatyakul) as an assistant. The construction completed in 1915 AD in the reign of King Rama VI.
Size	49.50 m x 112.50 m x 49.50 m
Art	Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall is a Italian Renaissance and Neoclassical architecture made from Carrara marble. Its highlight is a large central dome, while other 6 domes can also be seen. The domes were made from copper. Fresco drawings in the Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall were accomplished by Galileo Chini and Carlo Riguli, displaying the royal duties of King Rama I – VI. The northern dome exhibits the picture of King Rama I when he was Somdej Chaopraya Mahakasatriyasuek leading his armies back after defeating the Khme. The eastern dome shows the contribution of King Rama II and King Rama III to arts by ordering constructions of the royal temples. Pictures of King Rama IV surrounded by priests of various faiths are shown on the western dome, depicting the king's advocacy of all religion and the southern dome displays King Rama V's abolition of slavery. The eastern dome of the central throne hall displays the picture of King Rama VI sitting on the Bussabokmala throne at the projecting portica of Dusitmahaprasat throne hall when he ascended to the throne in 1911 AD. The central dome and other parts of the hall are decorated with King Rama V's and King Rama VI's monograms – “Chor Por Ror” and “Vor Por Ror”.
Key academic information	King Rama V oredered to build Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall for a reception hall of Dusit palace. The name was the same as a throne hall built by King Rama IV, which was situated in the Grand Palace. While the architectural style follows the European style, its construction was based on ferroconcrete and decorated by Carrara marble.
Art period	Rattanakosin
Age	20th century AD
Religion and belief	The Royal Court Custom
Related artwork	Renaissance and Neo-Classical architecture in Europe

Type of License	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
Rights	Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation	2015-06-15
Record creator	Patsaweesiri Premkulanan
Bibliography	ธงทอง จันทรางศุ. พระที่นั่งอนันตสมาคม. กรุงเทพฯ : อักษรสัมพันธ์, 2530. พระที่นั่งอนันตสมาคม : สัญลักษณ์ความสัมพันธ์ไทย-อิตาลี. กรุงเทพฯ : อมรินทร์พริ้นติงแอนด์พับลิชชิ่ง, 2555.