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ArchitectureIsara Vinijchai Hall
Isara Vinijchai Hall is a one story masonary building with 10 rooms. It faces east with 4 thick walls. There is a balcony and the pillars in the front. The pillars in the building are large rectangular pillars which was a popular style during the reign of King Rama III. Inside enshrines Busabok Mala pavilion throne. The wooden roof is decorated with unpainted clay tiles. The gable is decorated with gable apex, small finials jutting out of the two corners of the gable. The front gable decorates a painting of Thep Phranom on the lotus base with Kranok Plew decorated with gold leaf plated glass.
ArchitecturePhra Ram Ratchaniwet
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.
ArchitectureThe Royal Quarters
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.
ArchitectureDusitmahaprasat Throne Hall
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.
ArchitectureAbhornbimok Throne Hall
Abhornbimok Throne Hall is a Traditional Thai brick-and-stucco open pavillion in cross plan. The northern and southern porticos are more extend than the other sides. The wooden carved on the pediment displays te standing deva holding a sword in his left hand, surround by Thepphanom. The decoration is coated with golden lacquer and glass. There is a staircase in the front for docking the palanquin.
ArchitectureJayacumpol Throne Hall
Jayacumpol Throne Hall is a one-storey traditional Thai brick-and-stucco building in rectangular plan on the Grand Palace wall. Foue sides have floor-length louvre windows and coloured doors. The two-tiered roof can also be two porticos, whose pediments display four armies; elephantmen, cavalry, tanks and troops. Some scholar believe that these armies were used for Triyampavaya ceremony or military parade, which could be related to the function of Jayacumpol Throne Hall. Moreover, the top of the pediments show a Deva riding fish with a sword in his left hand and ear of paddy in his right hand, which could be Phra Mahajaya or Phra Phraisop, God of Prosperity. The figure may stand for the protection of the armies and prosperity of the kingdom.
