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Bangkok (Dusit district)
Dusit lies north of Rattanakosin Island on the east bank of the Chao Phraya, separated from Phra Nakhon by the Phadung Krung Kasem canal. From 1897, King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) had a new royal estate laid out here, Dusit Palace, linked to the old city by Ratchadamnoen Avenue. Palaces, princely residences and government offices followed on land that had largely been orchards and rice fields, and the district became one of the country’s centres of power. Today Dusit is home to Government House. The Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall, completed in 1915 in an Italian Renaissance Revival style, overlooks the Royal Plaza and its equestrian statue of Rama V, while Wat Benchamabophit, known as the Marble Temple, reflects the religious architecture of the same period.
Entries in Dusit (2)
Architecture and built heritage
Palace & royal residence
Bangkok (Dusit)
Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall
Commissioned by Chulalongkorn, built by Italians and completed under his son, the throne hall of Dusit Palace witnessed the birth of Siam’s constitutional regime before housing Parliament, and later a museum.
Cities, territories and cultural landscapes
Neighbourhood & district
Bangkok (Dusit)
Dusit District
North of Rattanakosin Island, the royal domain conceived by Chulalongkorn carried Bangkok beyond its walls, and later witnessed the birth of the country’s constitutional life.