Abhisek Dusit Throne Hall (; ) or the Thai Handicraft Museum is a Throne Hall located within

Dusit Palace Dusit Palace (, RTGS: ''Phra Ratcha Wang Dusit'') is a compound of royal residences in Bangkok, Thailand. Constructed over a large area north of Rattanakosin Island between 1897 and 1901 by King Chulalongkorn (Rama V). The palace, originally cal ...

to use as a throne hall and banquet facilities for Dusit Palace. Its construction started in 1903 and completed in 1904 in the reign of

King Chulalongkorn Chulalongkorn (20 September 1853 – 23 October 1910), posthumously honoured as King Chulalongkorn the Great, was the fifth king of Siam from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama V. Chulalongkorn's reign from 1868 until his death in 1910 was cha ...

. Architectural design by

Mario Tamagno Mario Tamagno (19 June 1877 – 1941) was an Italian architect who worked mainly in early 20th-century Siam (modern-day Thailand). Biography Tamagno was educated at the Albertina Academy of Fine Arts in Turin, Italy, where he became an instru ...

. Currently it use for a

museum A museum is an institution dedicated to displaying or Preservation (library and archive), preserving culturally or scientifically significant objects. Many museums have exhibitions of these objects on public display, and some have private colle ...

about Thai Handicraft in

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estim ...

Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...

History

Abhisek Dusit Throne Hall was the throne hall that built at the same time with the construction of

. It is a single floor building and decorated with a lot of wood interweave with

Moorish architecture Moorish architecture is a style within Islamic architecture that developed in the western Islamic world, including al-Andalus (the Iberian Peninsula) and what is now Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia (part of the Maghreb). Scholarly references on Is ...

style. This throne is located in the east of

Vimanmek Mansion The Vimanmek Mansion (, ) is a former royal villa in Bangkok, Thailand. It is in the Dusit Palace complex in Dusit District. it has been dismantled to allow for foundation repairs and will be rebuilt upon its completion. History In 1897 King Ra ...

. The Throne Hall created by King

Chulalongkorn Chulalongkorn (20 September 1853 – 23 October 1910), posthumously honoured as King Chulalongkorn the Great, was the fifth king of Siam from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama V. Chulalongkorn's reign from 1868 until his death in 1910 was cha ...

after he came back from the first royal trip to Europe. To use as a throne hall and banquet facilities for Dusit Palace included used exclusively for state occasions such as receiving foreign ambassadors, during the time of the Dusit Palace. In 1993,

King Bhumibol Bhumibol Adulyadej (5 December 192713 October 2016), titled Rama IX, was King of Thailand from 1946 until his death in 2016. His reign of 70 years and 126 days is the longest of any Thai monarch, the longest on record of any independent ...

and Queen Sirikit granting permission to renovate this throne to displays art and crafts of The Foundation of the Promotion of Supplementary Occupations and Related Techniques of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit or Silapacheep Foundation and the collectables of Queen Sirikit. Exhibits include traditional weaving and wood carvings, traditional ‘Mudmee’ silk, and ceramics.

Architecture

Abhisek Dusit Throne Hall is an example of gingerbread houses that gained popularity during the reign of King Chulalongkorn. The embellishment was done using "Floral Pattern"

fretwork Fretwork is an interlaced decorative design that is either carved in low relief on a solid background, or cut out with a fretsaw, coping saw, jigsaw or scroll saw. Most fretwork patterns are geometric in design. The materials most commonly u ...

s and

stained glass Stained glass refers to coloured glass as a material or art and architectural works created from it. Although it is traditionally made in flat panels and used as windows, the creations of modern stained glass artists also include three-dimensio ...

es throughout the building.

References

Museums in Bangkok Dusit Palace {{Thailand-museum-stub