Wang Dusit

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Wang Dusit is the Thai name for Dusit Palace, a royal residence complex in Bangkok built during the reign of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf royal palace complex
royal residence
tourist attraction
alsoKnownAs Dusit Palace
architecturalStyle European architecture
Neoclassical architecture
Thai architecture
city Bangkok
commissionedBy Chulalongkorn
linked to: King Chulalongkorn

Rama V
linked to: King Chulalongkorn
constructedDuringReignOf Chulalongkorn
linked to: King Chulalongkorn

Rama V
linked to: King Chulalongkorn
constructionStartDate 1897
continent Asia
country Thailand
hasGarden royal gardens
hasPart Abhisek Dusit Throne Hall
Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall
Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall
Dusit Zoo (former)
Royal Plaza
Vimanmek Mansion
heritageDesignation historic monument (Thailand)
inception 1897
locatedIn Bangkok
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Bangkok Province
Dusit District
locatedNorthOf Rattanakosin Island
namedAfter Dusit (Tushita Heaven in Buddhist cosmology)
nativeName วังดุสิต
nativeNameLanguage Thai
nearby Chitralada Royal Villa
Rama V Equestrian Monument
ownedBy Crown Property Bureau
partOf Thai royal palaces
purpose administrative center
royal residence
region Central Thailand
significance symbol of Thailand’s political and royal modernization in the late 19th century
significantEvent modernization of Siam under Rama V
transportConnection Ratchadamnoen Avenue
usedBy Thai monarchy
linked to: Thai royal family

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Dusit Palace officialName Wang Dusit