The Royal Quarters

Keywords : The Grand Palace, Throne Hall, Phra Thinang, Wang Luang

Site common name	The Grand Palace
Site alternative name	Wang Luang
Type of artwork	Architecture
Sub district	Phra Borom Maha Ratchawang
District	Khet Phra Nakhon
Province	Bangkok
Region	Central
Country	Thailand
Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree	Lat : 13.750114 Long : 100.492071
Geographic Coordinates UTM	Zone : 47 P Hemisphere : N E : 661318.8 N : 1520589.84
Place of artwork	The middle and inner zone the grand palace

History of production	The royal quarters was built in the reign of King Rama I.
Conservation	The major restoration was in the reign of King Rama III, for instance, constructing bricks cover the wooden pillars in the reception hall of the Amarinvinichai Mahaisuryaphiman Throne Hall, changing the roof frame and renovating the wall of the reception hall in front of the Cakraphatphiman Throne Hall.
Art	The Royal Quarters are brick-and-stucco buildings in traditional Thai style which consist of three connecting important throne hall in rectangular plans; Cakraphatphiman Throne Hall, Paisaltaksin Throne Hall, Amarinvinichai Mahaisuryaphiman Throne Hall. Their roof tiles are green and orange or yellow. Their pediments display Devas holding swords in their hands. Their interior wall are painted about the mythology which are related to the royal court and other patterns.
Key academic information	The Royal Quarters consist of five connecting important buildings; Cakraphatphiman Throne Hall, Paisaltaksin Throne Hall, Amarinvinichai Mahaisuryaphiman Throne Hall, The left and the right Phra Prashws. Furthermore, threre are Ho Phra Suralayaphiman and Ho Phra That Monthientham as the storages of Buddha’s and the kings’ relics. The Royal Quarters are situated in the centre of the Grand Palace. They are used for royal living quarters as well as the royal administration. The important buddha figures, sculptures such as Phra Siam Devadhiraj, thrones, for example, Bhadrabit Throne and Astadis Throne and other royal insignia are kept inside the Royal Quarters. The coronation and The birthday anniversary ceremonies are performed here.
Period	Historical Period
Art period	Rattanakosin
Age	19th century AD
Religion	Buddhism
Religion and belief	Theravada Buddhism

Type of License	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
Rights	Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation	2015-05-26
Record creator	Patsaweesiri Premkulanan
Bibliography	แน่งน้อย ศักดิ์ศรี, ม.ร.ว. พระบรมมหาราชวังและวัดพระศรีรัตนศาสดาราม. กรุงเทพฯ: ริเวอร์บุ๊คส์, 2543. สันติ เล็กสุขุม. ข้อมูลกับมุมมอง : ศิลปะรัตนโกสินทร์. กรุงเทพฯ : เมืองโบราณ, 2548.