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Phnom Penh - on the banks of the Mekong, by the Royal Palace - celebrating the King's official birthday!
Architecture one might expect to see in the Alpine region of Europe at Bang Pa-In Royal Palace.
Wikipedia: Bang Pa-In Royal Palace, also known as the Summer Palace, is a palace complex formerly used by the Thai kings.
King Prasat Thong constructed the original complex in 1632, but it fell into disuse and became overgrown in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, until King Mongkut began to restore the site in the mid-19th century. Most of the present buildings were constructed between 1872 and 1889 by King Chulalongkorn.
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Turulbird (Turulmadár)
The mythological Turul, high above the Danube, was made by Gyula Donáth in 1905. The plinth and the ornate Neo-Baroque rail (Gyula Jungfer's work) was seriously damaged during the siege of Buda, but they were restored in 1981, together with the broken coat-of-arms of the Kingdom of Hungary on the plinth.
La salle Laich (basse) se trouve dans le palais royal sur la place de la couronne du château d'Édimbourg. C'est là que de nombreux banquets et danses royales ont eu lieu. On y trouve également l'antichambre et la salle de naissance. Où Mary Queen of Scots a donné naissance à son fils James. Qui allait devenir Jacques VI d'Ecosse et Jacques 1er d'Angleterre. Le roi Jacques VI était le dernier roi d'Écosse et, après l'Union des couronnes en 1603, devint également le roi Jacques Ier d'Angleterre.
Buda Castle, formerly also called the Royal Palace and the Royal Castle, is the historical castle and palace complex of the Hungarian kings in Budapest. First completed in 1265, the Baroque palace that occupies most of the site today was built between 1749 and 1769, severely damaged during the Siege of Budapest in World War II, and rebuilt in a simplified Baroque style during the state communist era. Presently, it houses the Hungarian National Gallery, the Budapest Historical Museum, and the National Széchényi Library.
The palace complex sits on the southern tip of Castle Hill (Hungarian: Várhegy). Its defensive walls extend to surround the entire Castle Quarter (Várnegyed) neighborhood to its north, which is well known for its medieval, Baroque, and neoclassical houses, churches, and other monuments. Several prominent government buildings, including Sándor Palace and the Carmelite Monastery of Buda, are located in the Castle Quarter. Locally, this neighborhood and the palace are collectively called a Vár (lit. 'the Castle').
Castle Hill is linked to Clark Ádám Square and the Széchenyi Chain Bridge by the Castle Hill Funicular. The Castle Quarter falls within the part of Budapest that UNESCO declared a World Heritage Site in 1987.
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The Royal Grand Palace is a complex of buildings at the heart of Bangkok, Thailand. The palace has been the official residence of the Kings of Siam and later Thailand since 1782. It consists of not only royal and throne halls, but also a number of government offices as well as the renowned Temple of the Emerald Buddha. It covers an area of 218,000 square metres and is surrounded by four walls, 1900 metres in length. After King Rama I ascended to the throne in 1782, the palace was built. Prior to this, the royal palace and centre of administration had been located in Thonburi, on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River. For various reasons, the new King considered the former capital to be unsuitable and decided to establish a new capital on the other side of the river. Admission fee is free of charge for Thais and 500 baht for foreigners. You'll need to wear culturally appropriate attire when visiting the Grand Palace in Bangkok. This means being well covered. Visitors should wear long skirts/trousers and sleeved shirts—basically anything that covers more than the lower arms and head. Fortunately, after the covid period, it is not yet busy with tourists. Thailand has just ended their quarantine policy. Face masks are no longer mandatory. Great to visit the Grand Palace one more time now and see the Prasat Phra Thep Bidorn, a corncob-shaped tower, called a prang, and Phra Mondop Library with green and blue mirrored tiles, on the upper terrace of Wat Phra Kaew.
The monuments of the Royal insignia are four monuments containing the nine insignia of the kings of the Chakri dynasty. In 1882, on the centenary of Bangkok's founding, Rama V ordered the construction of three monuments in the shape of a butsabok throne to house images of previous kings' insignia. These insignia were based on the personal seals of the kings. A fourth was later added to house later kings. They surround the Phra Mondop on every corner. Each of the golden butsabok thrones is built on raised marble pedestals, on each side with inscriptions describing each king's contribution to the construction or repair of the temple itself. On each of the corners are two miniature gold multi-tiered umbrellas: the four on the top floor have seven tiers, and those on the bottom floor have five tiers. Around the monuments are bronze miniature elephants; these represent the white elephants that are important in the reign of every king. In the background behind the Golden multi-tiered umbrellas you can see the Phra Sawet Kudakhan Wihan Yot.
De Royal Grand Palace is een gebouwencomplex in het hart van Bangkok, Thailand. Het paleis is sinds 1782 de officiële residentie van de koningen van Siam en later Thailand. Het bestaat niet alleen uit koninklijke en troonzalen, maar ook uit een aantal regeringsgebouwen en de beroemde Tempel van de groene Smaragd Boeddha. Het heeft een oppervlakte van 218.000 vierkante meter en is omgeven door vier muren van 1900 meter lang. Nadat koning Rama I in 1782 de troon besteeg, werd het paleis gebouwd. Daarvoor was het koninklijk paleis en het bestuurscentrum gevestigd in Thonburi, op de westelijke oever van de Chao Phraya-rivier. Om verschillende redenen vond de nieuwe koning de voormalige hoofdstad ongeschikt en besloot hij een nieuwe hoofdstad te stichten aan de andere kant van de rivier. De toegangsprijs is gratis voor Thais en 500 baht voor buitenlanders. In april 1981 gebruikte de plaatsvervangend commandant van het Thaise leger, generaal San Chitpatima, het paleis als zijn hoofdkwartier voor een poging tot staatsgreep tegen premier Prem. De staatsgreep mislukte mede door ingrijpen koning Bhumibol. Een paar uur later ontmoette generaal Prem echter koning Bhumibol in zijn paleis in Bangkok en de koninklijke familie en de premier vloog naar een legerbasis in Noordoost-Thailand. Premier Prem kondigde op de radio aan dat hij niet was afgetreden. Het Thaise leger trok zich weer terug uit het paleis. Gelukkig is het na de covid periode nog niet druk met toeristen. Thailand heeft zojuist hun quarantainebeleid beëindigd. Mondkapjes zijn niet meer verplicht. Geweldig om het Grand Palace nu nog een keer te bezoeken. De monumenten van de koninklijke insignes zijn vier monumenten met de negen insignes van de koningen van de Chakri-dynastie. In 1882, op de honderdste verjaardag van de oprichting van Bangkok, gaf Rama V opdracht tot de bouw van drie monumenten in de vorm van een butsabok-troon om afbeeldingen van de insignes van vorige koningen te huisvesten. Deze insignes waren gebaseerd op de persoonlijke zegels van de koningen. Later werd een vierde toegevoegd om latere koningen te huisvesten. Ze omringen de Phra Mondop op elke hoek. Elk van de gouden butsabok-tronen is gebouwd op verhoogde marmeren sokkels, aan elke kant met inscripties die de bijdrage van elke koning aan de bouw of reparatie van de tempel zelf beschrijven. Op elk van de hoeken staan twee miniatuur gouden paraplu's met meerdere lagen: de vier op de bovenste verdieping hebben zeven lagen en die op de onderste verdieping hebben vijf lagen. Rondom de monumenten staan bronzen miniatuurolifanten; deze vertegenwoordigen de witte olifanten die belangrijk zijn in het bewind van elke koning.
The Reiche Kapelle, dedicated in 1607, was the private place of worship of Duke Maximilian and his wife. It was also the place where the duke kept his collection of relics, highly valued by the Catholic Church as more precious than gold or precious stones. Relics, tangible parts of the deceased holy person’s body, were kept as an object of reverence, associated with the belief that the saints could intercede between human beings and God. This and other miraculous powers attributed to these collected relics made the Reiche Kapelle the spiritual center of the entire Residenz. Because of the exceptional importance of the duke’s collection, the chapel was furnished and decorated with special magnificence. The floor is paved with colored marble and other valuable stones. Gilt reliefs on a blue ground resembling lapis lazuli decorate the ceiling. The center of the ceiling opens in the center onto a lantern with stained glass windows. The walls are clad with stucco panels polished to look like marble, a material called scagliola.