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Monument of King Rama I
Keywords :
| Artwork alternative name | The Royal Statue of Phrabat Somdet Phra Phuttayodfa Chulalok |
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| Site common name | The King Rama I Memorial Bridge |
| Site alternative name | Phra Phutta Yodfa Memorial Bride |
| Type of artwork | Architecture |
| Sub district | Wang Burapha Phirom |
| District | Khet Phra Nakhon |
| Province | Bangkok |
| Region | Central |
| Country | Thailand |
| Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree | Lat : 13.740576 Long : 100.498056 |
| Geographic Coordinates UTM | Zone : 47 P Hemisphere : N E : 661978.23 N : 1519549.5 |
| Place of artwork | Around the head of the King Rama I Memorial Bridge, on the Bangkok bank |
| History of production | The statue was made of bronze and built in the reign of King Rama VI in 1932 before the Siamese Revolution. It was designed by Prince Narisaranuvadtivongs, vice president of the Royal Society at that time and was created by Professor Silpa Bhirasri, president of Silpakorn University. |
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| Production process | Bronze |
| Size | Height 4.6 m. (Base elevated later to 5.6 m.), width 2.3 m. |
| Art | The statue of King Rama I is seated on a throne, and his face turns towards Triphet road. The King dons Thai Royal attire with the Royal Regalia, and a hat. His hands are holding a sword lying on his lap. A marble wall was at the backside with a faux door. Behind the statue, 2 columns bear a pediment adorned with garlands, and an Unalom sign is carved above. The wall behind bears an inscription telling the foundation of the monument. The wall was later elevated. The floral and ornament offering pedestal trays, flanked by 2 fountains, stand in front of the statue. A low concrete fence with rounded columns and some Thai patterns is located in front of the statue. There is also a bas-relief crafted in Privy Seal of the Chakri Dynasty, flanked by 2 elephants. |
| Key academic information | The monument of King Rama I was built according to the royal initiation of King Rama VI on the occasion of the 150th Anniversary celebration of Rattanakosin in 1932 as a memorial monument. Also, the King ordered to build the 2nd bridge across the Chao Phraya River connecting the Thonburi bank to the Bangkok bank, that is, the King Rama I Memorial Bridge apart from the first bridge, namely the King Rama VI Bridge. The King Rama I Memorial Statue and the King Rama I Memorial Bridge ensemble is called The monument of King Rama I. The bridge was built at an end of Triphet road on the Bangkok bank, that is, the road in front of Wat Ratchaburana and Suankularb Wittayalai School; and the King Rama I Memorial Statue is located next to the head of the Memorial Bridge on the Bangkok bank. King Rama VII proceeded to perform the unveiling ceremony of the Memorial Monument on the 6th of April 1932, shortly after the Siamese Revolution. |
| Period | Historical Period |
| Art period | Rattanakosin |
| Age | 25th Buddhist century |
| Religion and belief | Traditions in the Thai Royal Court |
| Type of License | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND) |
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| Rights | Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre |
| Date of record creation | 2016-08-01 |
| Record creator | Patsaweesiri Premkulanan |
| Bibliography | จารุภัทร วิมุตเศรษฐ์. สะพานข้ามเจ้าพระยา. กรุงเทพฯ : แม็ค, 2553. สมุดภาพสถาปัตยกรรมกรุงรัตนโกสินทร์. กรุงเทพฯ : คณะกรรมการจัดงานสมโภชกรุงรัตนโกสินทร์ 200 ปี, 2525. สำนักผังเมือง กรุงเทพมหานคร. 225 ปีกรุงรัตนโกสินทร์. กรุงเทพฯ : อมรินทร์พริ้นติ้งแอนด์พับลิชชิ่ง, 2552. |
