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Ho Vithuradasna

Keywords : Bang Pa-In Palace, Ho Vithuradasna, King Chulalongkorn the Great, King Rama V

Site common nameBang Pa-In Palace
Type of artworkArchitecture
Sub districtBan Len
DistrictBang Pa-in
ProvincePhra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
RegionCentral
CountryThailand
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 14.2334706
Long : 100.580272
Geographic Coordinates
UTM		Zone : 47 P
Hemisphere : N
E : 670500.31
N : 1574125.48
Place of artworkHo Vithuradasna is situated on Koh Noi between Udyan Bhumisatien Throne Hall and Vehasna Chamroon Thone Hall.

History of production

Ho Vithuradasna was built in the reign of King Rama V

Conservation

Ho Vithuradasna was listed and declared an ancient monument in the Government Gazette, no. 98 section 177 on the 27th October 1981.

Size30 m height
Art

Ho Vithuradasna is a three-storey tower in dodecagonal plan. The first storey was made from brick and stucco with pillar supporting curved purlins. The upper storey have verandas decorated by carving wooden decorative like Gingerbread houses. The tower top is a dome with tiles. The tower is painted in red and yellow and has spiral staircase inside.

Key academic information

Ho Vithuradasna is a tower where King Rama V used to view the scenery and wild elephants near Bang Pa-In Palace. The building is a fine example of the further construction technic that was developed from the former reign.

PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodRattanakosin
Age20th century AD
Religion and beliefThe Royal Court Custom
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Type of LicenseAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
RightsPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation2015-06-15
Record creatorPatsaweesiri Premkulanan
Bibliography

สำนักพระราชวัง. พระราชวังบางปะอิน. กรุงเทพฯ : สำนักพระราชวัง, 2538.

การไฟฟ้าฝ่ายผลิตแห่งประเทศไทย. พระราชวังบางปะอิน. กรุงเทพฯ : ศิริมิตรการพิมพ์, 2523.