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Devavesm Palace

Buildings and structures on the Chao Phraya RiverFormer royal residences in BangkokHistoric house museums in ThailandNeoclassical architecture in ThailandPages with Thai IPA
Phra Nakhon districtRegistered ancient monuments in Bangkok
วังเทวะเวสม์ เขตพระนคร กรุงเทพมหานคร (3)
วังเทวะเวสม์ เขตพระนคร กรุงเทพมหานคร (3)

Devavesm Palace (Thai: วังเทวะเวสม์ RTGS: Wang Thewawet [tʰeː.wá.wêːt]) is a former royal residence in Thailand located on the eastern bank of the Chao Phraya river near the counterpart Bang Khun Phrom Palace.

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Devavesm Palace
Rama VIII Bridge, Bangkok Bang Phlat District

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สะพานพระราม 8

Rama VIII Bridge
10700 Bangkok, Bang Phlat District
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Bang Khun Phrom Palace
Bang Khun Phrom Palace

The Bang Khun Phrom Palace (Thai: วังบางขุนพรหม) is a former royal residence in Bangkok, Thailand. It served as the residence of Prince Paribatra Sukhumbandhu until his forced exile following the Siamese revolution of 1932. The palace is located on the east bank of the Chao Phraya River, on Samsen Road, Phra Nakhon District. It consists of two main buildings, the road-facing Tamnak Yai (main residence) and the river-facing Tamnak Somdet (residence of Queen Sukhumala Marasri, who was mother of the Prince). The main residence, designed by Mario Tamagno in neo-Baroque/Rococo style, was built in 1901–1902, while the Queen's residence was built around 1913 to designs by Karl Döhring in the Jugendstil or German Art Nouveau style. Following the revolution, the palace served as the site of several government offices until it became the headquarters of the Bank of Thailand in 1945. It now serves as a museum, and housed the Bank of Thailand Museum until 2017, when its main exhibition was moved to the Bank of Thailand Learning Center housed in the opposite former bank note printing press building. The palace building is a registered ancient monument, and received the ASA Architectural Conservation Award in 1993. In the Siamese revolution of 1932, after Khana Ratsadon (people's party) can seize the Royal Plaza and cut off all telecommunications systems includes after announcing the first manifesto. Some of the forces have invaded here in order to control Prince Paribatra Sukhumbandhu, who served as the regent. At that time he and his wife, along with a number of royal pages were about to flee by boat at pier behind the palace.

Norarat Sathan Bridge
Norarat Sathan Bridge

Norarat Sathan Bridge (Thai: สะพานนรรัตน์สถาน, RTGS: Saphan Norrarat Sathan, pronounced [sà.pʰāːn nɔːn.ná.rát sà.tʰǎːn]) is a historic bridge in Bangkok. It spans the northern section of the Khlong Rop Krung, known as Khlong Bang Lamphu. It is one of the bridges crossing Khlong Bang Lamphu in the Bang Lamphu area, along with nearby Wan Chat Bridge, which lies further downstream. The bridge is 15.8 m (51.8 ft) wide and 30.16 m (99.0 ft) long, with sidewalks 1.6 m (5.2 ft) wide on each side. It connects Chakrabongse Road to the southwest with Samsen Road to the northeast. At the foot of the bridge on the Chakrabongse side is Bang Lamphu Intersection, where Chakrabongse Road meets Phra Sumen Road. On the southeastern corner of the intersection along Chakrabongse Road once stood the New World Department Store, a prominent and popular landmark of the Bang Lamphu district. It was later abandoned, and the lower floors became flooded, eventually turning into a well-known "fish sanctuary." Once entering the Samsen side, the area is considered outside the Rattanakosin Island zone. Originally, it was an unnamed wooden bridge. In 1899, it was rebuilt as an elegant steel-structured bridge, while the bridge deck remained wooden and was equipped with rollers underneath, allowing it to be opened and closed to let boats pass, with fortress-like structures on both sides resembling gate passages, though without actual doors like those of other city gates of Rattanakosin. As a result, the area came to be known as "Pratu Mai" (ประตูใหม่, lit. 'new gate'). During the era when trams operated in Bangkok (from the reign of King Rama V until 1968), when a tram reached this point, the conductor would call out, "Bang Lamphu, Pratu Mai!" The present concrete bridge was constructed in 1943. The name "Norrarat Sathan" means "the residence of Norrarat," referring to its location near the home of Chao Phraya Norrarat Ratchamanit (To Manitkul), a high-ranking noble during the reign of King Rama V.