August 30, 2019

Grand Postal Building, Exhibition The Royal Coronation

Grand Postal Building, Exhibition The Royal Coronation, Bangkok, Thailand       


Grand Postal Building or Bangkok Post Office is an important historical building in the area of Bangkok District, Bangkok open on 24 June, 1940 on the former site of the British Legation.
designed by architects Sarot Sukkhayand and Mew Aphamong. in a mixture of Art Deco
and modern.

Currently, the building is used as an exhibition area of the Post Office, the headquater of the 
Thailand Creative & Design Center (TCDC).



"Celebrate the King"
Exhibition "The Royal Cornation"  through the Philatelic Stamp, whether as a set of the Rattanakosin Celebration, 200 years in the reign of 1-9 with royal history including postage stamps from more than 10 countries




King Rama X

His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua
The first royal command on his coronation
4 May 2019

"We shall continue, preserve, and build upon the royal legacy and shall reign with righteousness for the benefit and happiness of the people forever"




Exhibition at the Grand Postal Building 
 from today - 31 Dec 2019

location:  1160 Charoenkrung Road, Si Phraya, bangkok 10550

August 12, 2019

Suan Phakkad Palace Museum

Suan Phakkad Palace Museum                     






Suan Phakkad Palace Museum

Originally, the Suan Phakkad Palace area was a garden of Chinese man to grow lettuce plants, major general Prince Chumphot Phong Boriphat from Mamuen Nakhonsawan Sakphinit who was the son of Somdet Chaofa Boriphat Sukhumphan Kromphra Nakhonsawan Woraphinit, built the palace to reside during the weekends with his wife mon Ratchawong Phanthip Boriphat.  They shifted to the palace to stay peryanently at the end of the world war II.  The start of the conversion of the palace into a museum was when their royal highnesses began to display their colection of antiquities to their friends and acquaintances who visited to admire their thai houses, It was after that their Royal highnesses contemplated to open the display of their collection of antiquities to outsiders. The ancient artifcats on display dated from the pre-historic times until Ratanakosin era.  The collection include art objects from countries in the asian region.

In the compound of the Suan Phakkad palace museum, there are traditional Thai houses, the lacquer pavilion, the marasri gallery, and the Ban-Chiang Museum, the exhibition include ancient artifacts that are hard to find such as cord-marked pottery. antique thai weapons, painted thai design porcelain, bronze images from different periods, etc.  The suan Phakkad Palace Museum is open everday.
From 09.00 A.M. - 04.00 P.M.


credit :  signed board Suan Phakkad Palace Museum


Location :  352-354 Sri Ayudhya Road, Rajathevi, Bangkok 10400