Vimanmek Mansion
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Vimanmek Mansion is a former royal residence in Bangkok renowned as the world’s largest golden teakwood building and a prominent example of Thai-Victorian architecture.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vimanmek Mansion (historical site) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
museum building
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royal residence ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Thai architecture
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Thai-Victorian ⓘ Victorian architecture ⓘ |
| builtFor | King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Bangkok NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| color |
light yellow
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red-brown roof ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1901 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1900 ⓘ |
| country | Thailand ⓘ |
| exhibits |
antique furniture
ⓘ
photographs of King Rama V ⓘ porcelain collections ⓘ royal memorabilia ⓘ |
| floorCount | 3 ⓘ |
| function | royal residence ⓘ |
| governedBy | Bureau of the Royal Household NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
European-style interiors
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Thai decorative motifs ⓘ U-shaped plan ⓘ central courtyard ⓘ decorative fretwork ⓘ ornate wooden staircases ⓘ wrap-around verandas ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic site ⓘ |
| laterFunction | museum ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bangkok
NERFINISHED
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Dusit District NERFINISHED ⓘ Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
golden teakwood
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teakwood ⓘ |
| near |
Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dusit Zoo (former) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Thai-Victorian architectural style
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being the world’s largest golden teakwood building ⓘ |
| openedToPublicAsMuseum | 1982 ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Crown Property Bureau of Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Dusit Palace complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Central Thailand ⓘ |
| roofType | multi-tiered roof ⓘ |
| significance | symbol of modernization during King Rama V’s reign ⓘ |
| tourismType | cultural tourism site ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Dusit District
this entity surface form:
Vimanmek Mansion (historical site)