National Museum Bangkok

Bangkok - After our breakfast Lesley and I set off for the National Museum Bangkok and reached at 10am. By the time we left the museum it was about 12 noon - a full 2hrs and there was plenty to see at this museum. Located along the Chao Phraya river, it was made up of many buildings within the museum compound.

Building 2 - Buddhisawan Chapel

Buddha altar in the middle

Building 3: The Red house

This house museum showcase how the royals were taken care of during childbirth and where their royal offspring slept.

sewing craftsman that are being taught

Skill craftsman made from ivory

Burial urn

The museum starts from archaeological times pre 13 Century, Davaravati period, Lana Kingdon, during the Khmer rule till modern Thai kings.

Dvaravati was an ancient Mon kingdom from the 7th century to the 11th century that was located in the region now known as central Thailand.

The Kingdom of Lanna, also known as Lannathai, and most commonly called Lanna or Lanna Kingdom, was an Indianized state centered in present-day Northern Thailand from the 13th to 18th centuries.

The Period of Sukhothai was the political and administrative capital of the first Kingdom of Siam in the 13th and 15th centuries.

The Period of Ayutthaya, founded in 1350, was the second capital of the Siamese Kingdom.

The Period of Rattanakosin, the historic center of Bangkok, is located on the Chao Phraya river in Phra Nakhon district, centered around the Grand Palace. As the area is an artificial island bordered by the Chao Phraya river to the West and canals to the North, East and South, it is also known as Rattanakosin island. This area houses some of Thailand’s most famous landmarks, including the Grand Palace, the Wat Phra Kaew and the Wat Pho.

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