Dusitmahaprasat Throne Hall

Keywords : The Grand Palace, Throne Hall, Phra Thinang, Phra Thinang Dusitmahaprasat, Phra Maha Prasat, 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 : 13.750148 Long : 100.490573
Geographic Coordinates UTM	Zone : 47 P Hemisphere : N E : 661156.78 N : 1520592.61
Place of artwork	The middle and inner zone the grand palace

History of production	Dusitmahaprasat Throne Hall was built in the reign of King Rama I.
Art	Dusitmahaprasat Throne Hall is a brick-and-stucco building in cross plan. The roof tilese are green and orange, while the its acroterion at the edge is Nage Buen. The projecting portico on the north lies a bussabok, while the southern wing was puctured to build another bussabok throne in the reign of King Rama IV. The western wing is used for placing the coffin of the King or the royal family, which is connected to the dressing room. The eastern wing has a linked corridor to Abhornbimok Throne Hall. The windows and doorways have pointed peaks, while the wall in decorated with Phoom Khao Bindh pattern. The ceiling is decorated with wooden carved which is coated with gold lacquer and glass.
Key academic information	King Rama I ordered to build Indrabhisek Mahaprasat Throne Hall as large as Sanphetprasat of the palace in Ayudhya in 1783 AD, for being the principal building of the new complex in the west of the grand palace. Nevertheless, that throne hall was burnt. Therefore, he built a new throne hall as large as Ayudhya Suriyamarin Throne Hall on the exact location and named Dusitmahaprasat Throne Hall. .... The throne and the bed, which are inlaid with the mother of pearl under the white nine-tiered parasol, are kept inside the Dusitmahaprasat Throne Hall. These stuff was made for King Rama I by Chaopraya Mahasena (Bunnag).
Period	Historical Period
Art period	Rattanakosin
Age	19th century AD
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.