Complete Guide To The Grand Palace, Bangkok

the grand palace  An extravagant palace complex that was home to the Thai royals for over 200 years, it is also home to the famous Wat Phra Kaew and its Emerald Buddha  King Rama I was the founder of the Chakri Dynasty, and he believed that it also deserved a new royal palace, which is why construction initially

The Emerald Buddha in the Grand Palace itself is the main attraction A figurine of the meditating Buddha made from one solid piece of green The temple is also colloquially called Wat Phra Kaew as 'Rattana' is Sanskrit for precious stone in reference to the Emerald Buddha Twelve sala or pavilions

Bus lines to The Grand Palace in พระนคร · 47,ท่าปล่อยรถ ท่าเรือคลองเตย, VIEW · 203,สนามหลวง, VIEW · 2-42 ,เคหะ The Grand Palace, with the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, is Thailand's most sacred site Visitors must be properly dressed before being allowed entry to the