CentrePoint #Hotel #Silom #Bangkok – Aiding quick and easy transfer to the Historic very famous Grand Palace, Emerald Buddha Temple in Bangkok Thailand, a photo by centrepointhospitality on Flickr.
The Grand Palace in Bangkok
#CentrePoint #Hotel #Silom #Bangkok #Thailand http://www.centrepoint.com/hotel/products.aspx?branch_id=3 is situated at the bank of Chao Phraya River in proximity to SAPHAN TAKSIN skytrain (BTS) station and SATHORN ferry pier, aiding quick and easy transfer to The Grand Palace, Emerald Buddha Temple.
Within the palace complex are several impressive buildings including Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), which contains the small, very famous and greatly revered Emerald Buddha that dates back to the 14th century.
The robes on the Buddha are changed with the seasons by HM The King of Thailand, and forms an important ritual in the Buddhist calendar. Thai Kings stopped living in the palace around the turn of the twentieth century, but the palace complex is still used to mark all kinds of other ceremonial and auspicious happenings.
If there is one must-see sight that no visit to Bangkok would be complete without, it’s the dazzling, spectacular Grand Palace, undoubtedly the city’s most famous landmark. Built in 1782 – and for 150 years the home of the Thai King, the Royal court and the administrative seat of government – the Grand Palace of Bangkok is a grand old dame indeed, that continues to have visitors in awe with its beautiful architecture and intricate detail, all of which is a proud salute to the creativity and craftsmanship of Thai people. Within its walls were also the Thai war ministry, state departments, and even the mint. Today, the complex remains the spiritual heart of the Thai Kingdom.
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