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Phra Narai Ratchanivet and Somdet Phra Narai National Museum
This ancient palace of the Ayutthaya Dynasty is a good example of the significant historical architecture of the Lopburi period. The rectangular site covers approximately 7 hectares.
The palace faces the town and the Lopburi River is behind it. It is surrounded by brick walls with boundary stones, and consists of 7 forts and 11 big arch Gates. Walls and gates have small arches with niches for lamps, typical of architecture during the time of King Narai the Great.
Phra Narai Ratchanivet was build by King Narai, the king who ruled Ayutthaya from 2199 to 2231 B.E.
Monuments 1. The water tank
2. The Twelve Halls of Treausure
3. The Reception Hall for foreign envoys
4. The Phra Chao Hao Hall
5. The Elephant Stables
6. The Chanthara Phisan Throne Hall
7. Dusitsawan Thanya Mahaprasada Throne Hall
8. Suthasawan Throne Hall
9. Thim Dap
10. Phiman Mongkut Pavillion
11. Phra Pratiep Building
Address:
Sorasak road
Muang District
Lopburi 15000
Phra Narai Ratcha Niwet
King Narai's Palace
Lopburi
The Elephant Stables
Phra Narai Ratcha Niwet
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Phra Narai Ratcha Niwet
King Narai's Palace
Lopburi
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King Narai's Palace
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The Chanthara Phisan
Throne Hall
Phra Narai Ratchanivej
Lopburi
Dusitsawan Thanya Mahaprasada Throne Hall
Phra Narai Ratchanivej
Lopburi
The Twelve Halls of Treausure
European style with an arched doors and windows, connected buildings with streets between these buildings were presumably warehouses for official goods and gifts and contained clothes, swords, wood, ivory, tin, and pepper.
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