Phra Ram Ratchaniwet

Keywords : Throne Hall, Phra Thinang, Phra Ram Ratchaniwet, Baan Puen Palace

Artwork alternative name	Baan Puen Palace, Sornpetchprasat Throne Hall, Wang Baan Puen
Site common name	Phra Ram Ratchaniwet
Type of artwork	Architecture
Sub district	Tha Rap
District	Mueang Phetchaburi
Province	Phetchaburi
Region	West
Country	Thailand
Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree	Lat : 13.093076 Long : 99.948401
Geographic Coordinates UTM	Zone : 47 P Hemisphere : N E : 602811.75 N : 1447621.51
Place of artwork	At the centre of the complex

History of production	King Rama V ordered a German architect Mr. Karl Döhring to design the palace. The construction started in January 1910 AD, when was the last year of his reign. Therefore, the work was completed in the latter reign in 1916 AD. King Rama VI named the throne hall “Sornpetchprasat” and the palace “Phra Ram Ratchaniwet”.
Conservation	Phra Ram Ratchaniwet was listed and declared an ancient monument in the Government Gazette, no. 98 section 177 on the 27th October 1981. The first restoration began in 1986 AD by the Fine Arts Department and finished in 1987 AD. Four years later, the palace was renovated to be a public museum. The first period of the project took place on a royal dining room, a waiting room, a royal study room, the Queen bedchamber and the left-luggage area. The second period was about performing an exhibition about Petchaburi Province in the reception hall, the western and the north rooms. In 2000 AD, Petchaburi Army and the provincial administration appropiated budget for roof renovating. The project started later in 2005 AD by the Fine Arts Department and Petchaburi Army and the palace restoration was completed later in 2006.
Art	Phra Ram Ratchaniwet is a two-storey Modern European style building with two tops and three porticos. Each portico has a large staircase, while the front portico in the east is in Rhenish Romanesque Trefoil plan. The entrance is in circular plan which is uncovered to the ceiling and has a large Jugendstil staircase that can only found here in Thailand. The central European courtyard is surrounded by the wings of the northern part. The building uses clay roof tiles, while the interior decoration use copper, stained glass, coloured tiles, iron and chandeliers.
Key academic information	King Rama V liked to visit Petchaburi because of its good climate, fine scenery and rich natural resources. Moreover, his royal father, King Rama IV, built Phra Nakhon Khiri when he visited here. Therefore, the King would like to build his summer palace for his retirement.
Period	Historical Period
Art period	Rattanakosin
Age	20th century AD
Religion and belief	The Royal Court Custom
Related artwork	The 19th century architecture in Europe.

Type of License	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
Rights	Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation	2015-06-17
Record creator	Patsaweesiri Premkulanan
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