Grand Palace, Bangkok Photo Gallery by Brian McMorrow at pbase.com

Grand Palace, Bangkok

Absolutely magnificient, the Grand Palace in Bangkok is not to be missed. It consists of Wat Phra Kaeo, the Royal Chapel with the Emerald Buddha followed by the palace buildings.

Decorations outside the Grand Palace for the King's 80th Birthday	Decorations outside the Grand Palace, December 2007	Do Not Trust Wily Strangers	Don't Trust Strangers who offer boat trip, tuk tuk, Lucky Buddha
Grand Palace information sign with opening hours	Tickets to the Grand Palace	Wat Phra Kaeo, the Royal Chapel at the Grand Palace	Wat Phra Kaeo, the Royal Chapel at the Grand Palace
Wat Phra Kaeo, Bangkok	The 3 towers are the Phra Si Ratana Chedi, Mondop, and Prasat Phra Thepbidon	Wat Phra Kaeo, Grand Palace, Bangkok	Wat Phra Kaeo, Bangkok
Wat Phra Kaeo, Bangkok	Wat Phra Kaeo, Bangkok	Wat Phra Kaeo, Bangkok	Ubosot (chapel)
The Hermit Doctor	Wat Phra Kaeo upper terrace	Gable detail	Gable - Wat Phra Kaeo
Wat Phra Keo, Bangkok	Wat Phra Kaeo	Wat Phra Kaeo	Temple Guardian (Yaksa)
Temple Guardian (Yaksa)	Temple Guardian (Yaksa)	Temple Guardian (Yaksa)	Golden Chedi
Wat Phra Kaeo	Wat Phra Kaeo	Monks touring Wat Phra Kaeo	Very ornate doors
Elephant statues on the Upper Terrace	Mondop Library, containing sacred Buddhist scriptures	Deity guarding the Mondop library	Deity guarding the Mondop library
Deity guarding the Mondop library	Deity guarding the Mondop library	Deity guarding the Mondop library	Mondop Library
Naga, Modop Library	Seated Buddha, upper terrace	Kinnara, Wat Phra Kaeo	Kinnara, Wat Phra Kaeo
Kinnara, Wat Phra Kaeo	Kinnara, Wat Phra Kaeo	Giant Yaksa guardians	Giant Yaksa guardians
Phra Viharn Yod	Phra Viharn Yod	Phra Viharn Yod, Wat Phra Keo	Detail of ceramic tile artwork, Wat Phra Keo
Model of Angkor Wat, at Siem Reap, Cambodia	Model of Angkor Wat, at Siem Reap, Cambodia	Angkor Wat model	Model of Angkor Wat
Model of Angkor Wat	Wat Phra Keo, Grand Palace	Upper terrace with elephant statues, Mondop	Elephants next to the Phra Si Ratana Chedi
Upper terrace	Ubosot, containing the Emerald Buddha	Monks posing with the Temple of the Emerald Buddha	The Emerald Buddha
The Emerald Buddha	The Emerald Buddha	The Emerald Buddha (January)	Door - Wat Phra Kaeo
Wat Phra Kaeo - Temple of the Emerald Buddha	Cranes and a crab, Wat Phra Kaeo	Temple of the Emerald Buddha	Figures around the Ubosot
Figures around the Ubosot	Kinnara with the Golden Chedi	Kinnara with the Golden Chedi	Golden Chedi
Golden Chedi	Golden Chedi	Golden Chedi	Figure on the Golden Chedi
Figures on the Golden Chedi	Golden Chedi figure - Wat Phra Kaeo	Kinnara, Wat Phra Kaeo	Figure on the Golden Chedi
Kinnara, Wat Phra Keo	Kinnara, Wat Phra Keo	Kinnara, Wat Phra Keo	Kinnara, Wat Phra Keo
Kinnara, Wat Phra Keo, Grand Palace, Bangkok	Offerings in front of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha	The offerings pavilions in front of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha	Bronze urn, Wat Phra Keo
Detail of the bronze dragon, Wat Phra Keo	Thai making an offering	Offerings, Wat Phra Kaeo	Temple Guardian (Yaksa)
Temple Guardian (Yaksa)	Wat Phra Keo	Garuda on the Ubosot gable	Garuda on the Ubosot gable
Wat Phra Kaeo detail	Gallery	Wat Phra Kaeo - avatar of Phra Narai	Wat Phra Kaeo - avatar of Phra Narai
Hanuman, king of the monkeys	BangkokDec07 034.jpg	10-armed deity, Wat Phra Keo	Mural - Wat Phra Kaeo
Mural - Wat Phra Kaeo	Mural - Wat Phra Kaeo	Gallery	BangkokDec07 111.jpg
The gallery surrounding Wat Phra Kaeo contains paintings depicting the epic of the Ramakien	Ramayana summary by Stephen Knapp	Ramakien 10453	Topless women mourning the deparure of their men
Mustering outside the palace walls, Ramakien mural, Wat Phra Keo	Ramakien 10455	Ramakien 10456	Army on the move with the Wechaiyan chariot, Ramakien mural, Wat Phra Keo
Temple, Ramakien mural, Wat Phra Keo	Ramakien 10463	Phra Ram shot Tosakan with the Phromat arrow, severing his head, which then miraculously rejoined the body ( )	Ramakien 10467
Ramakien 10468	xxx	Hanuman enlarges himself to allow the Wechaiyan chariot to cross a river	The Army of Phra Ram departing Mount Khanthamat ( )
Hanuman uses his tail as a bridge for his army to cross to find hermit Chadil to show them the way to Lanka (31)	Ramakien 10483	Tosakan instructs Naang Suphanmacha to destroy the road (47)	Ongkhot breaks down the Lanka city gate (50)
Sukhreep breaks the Pichai Molee parasol (51)	Mer-people, Ramakien mural, Wat Phra Keo	Hanuman places Phra Ram's pavilion in his mouth (53)	Kumphakan prevents the free flow of the river to reach Phra Ram's army (62)
Kumphakan prevents the free flow of the river to reach Phra Ram's army (62)	Kumphakan, who is no match for Hanuman, flees to Lanka to report to Tosakan, restoring the flow of the river to Phra Ram's army	Champhoowaraj turns into a huge bear and bites the Rothan tree to disrupt Intarachit's nagabat arrow ceremony	Thao Sahasadecha shoots the Sith arrow at Hanuman
Detail of Hanuman, Ramakien mural, Wat Phra Keo	Murals cover the walls of the galleries surrounding Wat Phra Keo, depicting the Indian epic Ramakien (Ramayana)	Battle scene, Ramakien mural, Wat Phra Keo	Monkey warrior beheads a man, Ramakien mural, Wat Phra Keo
Fighting on top of a war elephant, Ramakien mural, Wat Phra Keo	BangkokDec07 110.jpg	Ramakien - Wat Phra Kaeo	Ramakien - Wat Phra Kaeo
Buddhist monks photographing the Ramakien murals - Wat Phra Kaeo	Ramakien - Wat Phra Kaeo	Restoration of the Ramakien Murals - Wat Phra Kaeo	Man vomiting, Ramakien mural, Wat Phra Keo
Mural restorer at work, Wat Phra Kaeo	Wat Phra Kaeo	Upper terrace, Wat Phra Kaeo	Bronze Kinnara, Wat Phra Kaeo
BangkokDec07 113.jpg	Wat Phra Keo	Prasat Phra Thepbidon, the Royal Pantheon	Prasat Phra Thepbidon, the Royal Pantheon
Prasat Phra Thepbidon, the Royal Pantheon	Prasat Phra Thepbidon, the Royal Pantheon	Prasat Phra Thepbidon, the Royal Pantheon	BangkokDec07 076.jpg
Wat Phra Kaeo	Temple of the Emerald Buddha	Lion guarding the Temple of the Emerald Buddha	Lion guarding the Temple of the Emerald Buddha
Guardian, Wat Phra Keo	Guardian, Wat Phra Keo	Thai college students on assignment to talk to tourists	Wat Phra Keo, Grand Palace, Bangkok
Gate between the Royal Chapel, Wat Phra Kaeo, and the Palace grounds	Gate between the Royal Chapel, Wat Phra Kaeo, and the Palace grounds	Smoke break, Grand Palace	Dad at the Grand Palace, Bangkok
Lilly, Bangkok	The Boromabiman, a modern palace built by a German architect	Thai soldier guarding the Grand Palace	Thai soldier guarding the Grand Palace
Palace Guard, Bangkok	Palace Guard, Bangkok	Laundry day on the left?	Phra Mahamontien, the Grand Residence
Phra Mahamontien, the Grand Residence	Amarin Winitchai Throne Hall, Grand Palace	Amarin Winitchai Throne Hall, Grand Palace	Grand Palace, Bangkok
Grand Palace	Statue, Grand Palace	Bangkok - Grand Palace	Royal Birthday, Grand Palace
Dragon from the Grand Palace	Dragon from the Grand Palace	Grand Palace	Grand Palace
Phra Mahamontien, the Grand Residence, with the Ubosot of Wat Phra Kaeo	Palace Guard, Bangkok	Palace Guard, Bangkok	Palace Guard, Bangkok
Palace Guard, Bangkok	Palace Guard, Bangkok	Palace Guard, Bangkok	Palace Guard, Bangkok
Palace Guard, Bangkok	Royal Guard, Grand Palace	Royal Guard, Grand Palace	Changing of the guard, Grand Palace, Bangkok
Woman in red silk dress	Elephant statue, Grand Palace	Elephant and Chakri Mahaprasat	Thai solders painted on doors
Carving of a palace guard on a door	Roy at the Grand Palace	Grand Palace	Chakri Mahaprasat
Chakri Mahaprasat, containing the Throne Room of the Grand Palace	Chakri Mahaprasat, containing the Throne Room of the Grand Palace	Mythical beast cum lamp	Thai soldier, Grand Palace
Dusit Maha Prasat	Dusit Maha Prasat	Grand Palace	Grand Palace
Grand Palace	Dusit Maha Prasat	Old Thai pole arms, Grand Palace	Wat Phra Kaeo Museum
Garuda	Garuda	One of the 3 seasonal costumes of the Emerald Buddha	Gate to the Palace grounds
The walls of the Grand Palace	The King of Thailand, Bhumibol Adulyadej, was crowned in 1946 as Rama IX	He is the world's longest reigning monarch	Thai 10 and 20 Baht notes
Square 60 baht note issued in commemeration of the King's 60th birthday, 1987	Khon Thai Masked Dance	Khon Thai Masked Dance every Fridan and Saturday at 7:30 pm at Sala Chalermkrung Royal Theater - 1000/1200 Baht	Dennis at the Grand Palace
Dennis at Wat Phra Kaeo	Dennis at Wat Phra Kaeo	Dennis at Wat Phra Kaeo	Dennis with a Royal Guard at the Grand Palace, Bangkok
Dennis and a guard at the Grand Palace	Dennis in the garden of the Grand Palace	Tiny elephant in the garden of the Grand Palace

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