National Museum Bangkok

National Museum Bangkok  

Originally ws the personal Museum of King Rama IV with a collection of antiques and Royal gifts, King Rama V subsequently opended the Sahathai Samakhom Pavilion (Concordia Tower) in the Grand Palace Grounds as a Public Museum.  It wasthen moved to the three palace buildings in the front palace (wang Na).  Kig Rama VII then gave over all buildings in the front palance to be the Bangkok museum. Exhibition areas are divided into 3 groups :

1.  Tha Nation History : from the Kingdom of Sukhothai to Rattanakosin period, Exhibits in the Siwamok Phiman Hall.

2.  History of Art and Archaeology in Thailand : divided into two periods ; Prehistory, at the back of the Siwamok Phiman Hall, and the historical period, exhibiting sculpture from the 18th century B.K. to Rattanakosin period at Prasat Phiphitthaphan building, and sculpture from before this period on display in the Maha Surasinghanat Biilding.

3.  Fine Arts and Ethnology : included disp0lays of musical instruments, nielloware, gold, mother-of -pearl inlay, wood carvings, old textiles, khon masks, puppets, etc. in the group of Palace building.

Funeral Chariot Hall : displasy funeral carriages and other Paraphernalia of Ray Cremations.

Location: Na Phrothat Road, Grand Palace sub district, Phra Nakorn district, Bangkok 10200


credit : http://www.virtualmuseum.finearts.go.th/index.php/en/

Taste The World Savor Asia, THAIFEX-World of food Asia 2018

Taste The World Savor Asia, THAIFEX-World of food Asia 2018
During :  29 May - 02 June, 2018
Impact, Exhibition and Convention Center    
Bangkok, Thailand     

Wat Saphan Hin, Sukhothai วัดสะพานหิน สุโขทัย

Wat Saphan Hin, Sukhothai, Thailand                                 
วัดสะพานหิน จังหวัดสุโขทัย            
  

     Situated on a mound 200 meters high, an ascent of 300 meters from the foot of the mound to the temple was paved with stone and this is how the temple got its name.  Along the paved way there is a small lotus bud chedi.  This temple is well know for a large standing incripstion N. 1, "...In the heart of the forest Arangik, there is a beautiful large vihara, a Buddha image called Phra Attharot in standing porture...  "Wat Saphan Hin is thought to be the temple to which King Ramkhamkaeng the great rode on a white eephant named Ruchakhari to worship a Buddha sabbath.

     วัดสะพานหิน  ตั้งอยู่บนเนินเขาที่มีความสูงประมาณ 200 เมตร ชื่อวัดเรียกตามลักษณะทางที่ปูลาดด้วยหินจากต้นเขาขึ้นไปเป็นระยะทางประมาณ 300 เมตร

       โบราณสถานที่สำคัญบนยอดเขาคือ พระพุทธรูปประทับยืน ปางประทานอภัย ขนาดใหญ่ ประดิษฐาน ภายในวิหาร ซึ่งน่าจะตรงกับที่ศิลาจารึก หลักที่ 1 ของพ่อขุนรามคำแหง ที่กล่าวถึงเบื้องตะวันตกของเมืองสุโขทัยว่า "ในกลางอรัญญิก มีพิบกรอันณึ่งมนใหญ่สูงงามแก่กม มีพระอัฏฐารศอันณึงลุกยืน..."  และน่าจะเป็นวัดที่พ่อขุนรามคำแหงทรงช้างเผือกชื่อ ภูจาครี เพื่อไปนบพระณวัดนี้ทุกวันพระ ข้างขึ้น และแรม 15 ค่ำ

Wat Chaiwatthanaram, Ayutthaya/ วัดไชยวัฒนาราม จังหวัดอยุธยา

Wat Chaiwatthanaram, Ayutthaya, Thailand                                   
วัดไชยวัฒนาราม     

  

Wat Chaiwatthanaram is situated on the west bank of the Chao Praya River, off the Ayutthaya city island in the western area in Ban Pom sub-district, Phra Na Korn Sri Ayutthaya district, Phra Na Korn Sri Ayutthaya Province.  Formerly called "Wat Chaiyaram" and WWat Chaichanatharam", it was a royal temple complex during the reign of King Prasart Thong and established as "Aranya Sector" temple (forest monastery system where mainly Buddhist monks practice meditation in forest hermitages.) in 1630 on the land in the same area of his mother's residence as a memorial and a tribute to his late mother.

The main architecture which is also the principal monuments of the temple complex is a group of five Pagodas surrounded by cloisters, with Main Pagoda (Prang) in the center and all four corners of the cloisters called "Meru Thit-Meru Rai" (The Spired Roof Halls). The architectural style as well as the layout for the construction of the historical site within the temple complex reflected King Prasart Thong's prefered style which received the influence from Khmer's Deva Raja belief (the belief that King is the descended God).  The Fine Arts Department registered the temple as an ancient monument in the Royal Thai Goverment Gazette Vol. 52, No. 75, dated 8 March 1935.

Credit :  signed board Wat Chaiwatthanaram 

Happy Chinese New Year 2018, Yaowarat Road

Happy Chinese New Year 2018, Yaowarat Road, Bangkok    
During  16-17 February, 2018