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ith so much to choose         audience hall with traditional    
from, any relatively          multi¬tiered roofs and an         
brief selection of            elegant, gilded spire; the Amarin 
Bangkok attractions must              Vinitchai Throne Hall, which      
inevitably be personal. The           served a the residence of the     
following includes some of the        first three Chakri kings; and the 
most celebrated sights in or near     Chakri Maha Prasat, contain¬ing   
the city, as well as a few that       the present throne hall, a        
might get overlooked in the           basically Euro¬pean edifice       
course of a short visit:              crowned by three Thai spires.     
                                                                        
The Grand Palace Enclosure            The temple, known as Wat Phra     
                                      Keo, houses the famous Emerald    
No group of buildings in all the      Buddha, a small, much-venerated   
country better illustrates the        image of northern Thai ori¬gin    
splendour of Thailand's cultural      whose jewelled robes are changed  
heritage than this mile-square        three times a year by His Majesty 
com¬pound containing the Grand        the King at the beginning of each 
Palace and its adjacent Temple of     season. The main chapel, as well  
the Emerald Buddha. The earliest      as the numerous buildings and     
structures, in classic Thai           monu¬ments surrounding it, are    
style, date from the reign of         dazzlingly adorned by a profusion 
King Rama I; extensive changes        of stucco, gilded carvings,       
were made by later rulers of the      mother-of-pearl inlay, glass      
dynasty, particularly King            mosaics, statu¬ary, and other     
Chulalongkorn (Rama V), who added     classic Thai arts. (The Grand     
a number of impres¬sive               Palace is open daily, from 9 a.m. 
Western-style buildings to the        to 6 p.m.)                        
collec¬tion. Of special interest                                        
are the Dusit Maha Prasat, an         WatArun                           



                                      entirely of rare golden Teak, was 
Popularly called Temple of Dawn,      designed by a son of King Rama V  
this dramatic complex overlooking     at the turn of the century. It    
the Chao Phraya River on the West     was originally intended as a      
bank dates from the Ayutthaya         place for the king to stay on     
period and, during the Thonburi       visits to the island of Si Chang  
reign of King Taksin, was briefly     in the Gulf of Thailand but was   
the home of the Emerald Buddha.       moved while still incomplete to   
In those days its central,            Bangkok. There it served for a    
Khmer-style tower was only 15         time as the royal residence       
metres tall, however; the present     during construc¬tion of the       
104-metre creation was started by     nearby Dusit Palace. The          
King Rama II of Bangkok and           octago¬nal building - reputedly   
completed in the following reign.     the largest teak structure in the 
Known as a prang, the tower           world - was restored by Her       
represents the sacred Mount Meru,     Majesty Queen Sirikit as part of  
a heavenly realm consisting of 33     Bangkok's Bi¬centennial           
layers. Wat Arun is noted for its     Celebration in 1982 and since     
spectacular decoration,               then has been open to the public. 
consisting of thou¬sands of           Vimarn Mek contains a fascinating 
pieces ofThai and Chinese pottery     col¬lection of Royal memorabilia, 
set in an intricate mosaic of         including old photographs,        
delicate floral patterns covering     furniture, objets d'art, and such 
almost the entire structure. (Wat     curiosities as a large copper     
Arun is open daily from 9 a.m. to     bath and the first shower ever    
5 p.m.)                               seen in Thailand. (Vimarn Mek is  
                                      open Wednesday through Sundays,   
Vimam Mek Palace                      9.30 a.m. to 4 p.m.)              
                                                                        
This magnificent palace, built        Jim Thompson's House              



                                                                        
This was the home ofthe famous        The Weekend Market                
Ameri¬can who came to Thailand as                                       
a military officer at the end of      For a comprehensive introduction  
World War II and stayed on to         to the real life of contemporary  
revive the Thai silk industry as      Thailand - its people, its        
well as to form one of the finest     culture, and its products both    
private collections of art from       natural and man-made - few single 
Thailand and neighbouring             places can equal the great public 
countries.                            market held every Saturday and    
                                      Sunday at Chatuchak Park. Here,   
The Thompson house, which he          late on Friday evening, thousands 
built in 1959, is actually            of vendors move in an amazing     
composed of four complete old         assortment of goods, and for two  
Thai-style teak structures and        days the 31-acre area is packed   
part of a fifth, artfully             with Thais of all classes in      
reassembled to form a single          search of a bargain or just the   
residence. The lofty, panelled        pleasure of its colourful         
drawing room, for example, dates      atmosphere.                       
from around 1800 and came from a                                        
community of silk weavers across      Though mostly covered, the market 
the canal behind the house, while     can be hot for visitors and       
others were found in a village        involves a good deal of walking,  
near A yutthaya. Some features,       so wear your most comfortable     
such as the enclosed stairhall        clothes and shoes; plenty of      
and the modern bathrooms,             open-air food stalls are          
represent departures from             scat¬tered around, however,       
traditional construction, yet the     offering a cool drink or a bowl   
essen¬tial Thai spirit has been       of quick noodles for those whose  
carefully preserved.                  energy flags. (The Weekend Market 



is open Saturday and Sunday, from     nearby Floating Market at Damnern 
dawn until nightfall.)                Saduak, -- and enjoy a few hours  
                                      of strolling around the extensive 
The Rose Garden                       gardens, eating in one of several 
                                      restaurants, and seeing a         
Located some 32 kilometres west       cultural show performed every     
of Bang¬kok on the bank of a          afternoon at 3 o'clock.           
picturesque river, this               Traditional village culture is    
beau¬tifully landscaped park has      the theme of the show, which      
a golf course, a modem hotel, and     includes folk dances, trained     
Thai-style bungalows for rent.        elephants, Thai boxing and sword  
Most people, however, go there        fighting. (The Rose Garden is     
for a day trip - often in             open daily from 8 a.m. to 6       
conjunction with a visit to the       p.m.).                            




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