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   Places to Go
  Palace
   
Grand palace
Wangderm palace
Chitraladarahotarn palace
National Assembly (anantasamakom thone hall )
   
  Temples
   
Wat Pha kaeo
Wat Pho
(wat chetupon)
Wat Suwannaram
(ratchaworawihan)
Wat Arunratchawararam
Wat Hongratanaram
Wat Khrueawan
Wat Bangbon
Wat Bowonniwetwihan
ratchaworawihan
Wat Chanasongkham
ratchaworamahawihan
Wat Intrarawihan
Wat Phrasimahathat
woramahawihan
Wat Molilokkayaram
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  Canal
   
Pasicharoen canal trip
Bangkoknoi canal
Canal boat trip
   
  Road
   
Kaosan road
Phra Athit road
   
  Historical places
   
Phra Sumeru
Giant Swing
Krungthep bridge
Lak muang shrine
(city pillar shrine)
Silpakorn university
Thammasat university
Thawornwatthu building
Oriental hotel
Goverment house
Rama vi bridge
Parliament house
Parus-Sakkawa palace
People's party Marker plaque
   
  Thai crafts
   
Horn birdcage making
Native thai chicken farm
Bamboo Birdcage and Fish Trap Centre
Thai Kite Centre
Art & cultural centre
of mon bangkradee
Brass workshop
pha tamnak suan kularb
school for adults
Bronze craft centre
Centre of khon mask making
at saphan mai community
Centre of wood carving
at pracha-naruemit lane
premjai house
Banbu community makers
of stone-finished khan
Model Suphannahong royal barge making centre
Model Warship craft centre
   
  Park
   
Lumphini Park
Phra Nakhon Park
Benjasiri park
Rommaninat park
Saranrom park
Serithai park
Chatuchak park
Queen Sirikit park
Saranrom park
Suan Bua Royal
Residential Hall
Suan Si Reudu
Residential Hall
Suan Hong Residence
Suan Farang Kang Sai
   
  Museum
   
Jim Thompson's House
Monument of King Taksin the Great
Science Museum and Plenetarium
Thai State Attorney museum
Siriraj museum
National museum
of the royal barges
National museum bangkok
Royal Army museum
in honour of hm the king
National museum
Silpa bhirasri memorial
Kasetsart university museum
Museum of Thaibanking
at siam
The National genbank
of thailand
Museum of the Royal thai
Decorations,exhibition hall
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  Etc.
   
Bangkok railway station
Erawan shrine
Chulalongkorn University
Pudthaisawan sword fighting institute
Likae riab
Shrine of Guanyin at Chokchai 4
Putkao Bird Park
Natural Fish Habitat
Phattayakul House
Queen Sirikit Convention Centre
Birdwatching by
a Natural lake
Huamark Sports complex
Royal memorial
king puttayodfa ( rama i)
Bangkok Metropolitan youth centre(thai-japan)
Bangkok International Airport
Church of the Immaculate conception
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Bangkok Tourist ›› Places to go ››NATIONAL LIBRARY

NATIONAL LIBRARY
Formerly called Wachirayarn Library for the Capital, the National Library was founded 1905 by the order of King Rama V.

Main Building:
Many kinds of reading matter can be found here, from Royal gazettes to novels, newspapers and magazines. The books are classified and arranged according to subject, for example, the Prof. Rapee Sacrik Library provides information on orchids and Luang Vijitvatakarn Library contains rare books.

Wachirayarn Library Hall: Scripture cabinets and religious stone carvings can be seen here

KING RAMA IX MUSIC LIBRARY HALL     The hall houses a collection of His Majesty's music manuscripts and notebooks, recording audio and video tapes and CDs.
Apart from opportunities to study a research His Majesty's literary and musical works, it also enables visitors to listen to His Majesty's music.
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MUSIC LIBRARY HALL       The library contains original manuscripts of both classical and contemporary Thai music. It is a centre of information and research for Thai and foreign music, old and new, in a variety of forms a styles.
The Library Hall is divided into a number rooms such as Luang Vichit-Vadakan Room, HSH Boripatra Music Room, Phra Jane-duriyang Room,
Montri Tramote Room and Suntaraporn Room. Each exhibits the works, honours, books and personal effects of the person after whom the room was named.


NATIONAL ARCHIVE  HALL
Founded for the purpose of preserving the country , historical documents. The section provides the archive materials for study and research in two categories.
Official Written Records: These include Royal decrees, orders, announcements, memos, legislative bills, minutes of meetings, government publications and correspondence.
Audio-Visual Records: These include cas?settes, posters, maps, diagrams, slides, photographs, movie! and articles related to events of national significance.
NATIC NALFILM HALL
The task of the National Film Hall is'to select, review, collect and conserve documents relating to films which are considered to have historical or cultural value. It also offers a compre?hensive information service providing documents and references for study and research.
There are approximately 58,000 films including 50,000 items of news footage, 4,000 documentaries and 800 movies. They are now'
Kept at the National Film Hall's facility at Salaya, in Nakhorn Prathom province.
KMIG AJIRAVUDH MEMORIAL HALL
This was built at the northern edge of the National Library compound to celebrate the centenary of the birth of King Rama VI in 1891.

Loyal Exhibition of King Vajiravudh:
This contains 12 rooms, divided according to various Royal activities, such as the Experimenting with Democracy Room, the Ascending the Throne Room, and the Preserving the Thai Heritate Room.

Kirtirath Room: Portraits of King Rama V, Queen Saovabha and King Rama VI, as well as commemrative medals and coins from the reign of King Rama VI can be seen here.

Porasurama Room: This room contains two life-size wax models of King Rama VI in full regalia.


 


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Address:
Samsen Road Vachiraphayaban Sub-District Dusit District Bangkok 10300 National Library: Tho Wasukree '

Phone : (662) 281-5212 281-5313 281-5449 , 281-7988

Fax : (662) 281-5449
National Archive Hall
Phone : (662) 281-1599 282-3829

Fax: (662) 281-5341
National Film Hall Salaya ' Phone:(662) 441-0263-4
Fax: (662) 441-0264
Bus :3 9 16 19 30 32 33 64 65 110
Air-con Bus:3 505 506

Pier:
Chao Phraya Express Boat: Thewes Pier


Openning Hours:
Daily 9 am-7:30 pm
Close : Public Hols.


Admission Free:

Free Admission

Membership:
Student 20 Bht/year Adult 40 Bht/year

Parking :
In the Library compound

Nearby attracktions:
Bank of Thailand Museum Royal Barges Mu! --um Thewes Market




Phone :(662) 2823264 3823419

Openning Hours:
Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Close: Sat Sun Public Hols.

Library:
Romachiti Room: King Rama VI's Literary Works and Research on His Works

Shopping:
Huachai Nakrob Room: Bookshop Specialised in King Rama VI's and ML Pin Malakula's Literary Works


Map of this area
  
100 Unseen in Bangkok
 
Unseen Historical Sites
The 32 Postures of Guan Yin Goddess
Exquisite Pulpit in an Old Mosque
A Diamond-Studded Image and Museum of Renowned Monkd
Love Legend of Mae Nak
The Mon Temple and Community along Khlong Bang Kradi
Murals Depicting the " Three Kingdoms " Epic
Rama lll's Royal Seat
Phra Chao Suea
The Temple with 28 Images
King Taksin's Relices Shrine
The Four-Portico Prang with Depictions
of "Three Kingdoms"Epic
Princess Mother's Childhood Residence
The First Portuguese Church in Thon Buri
The Ancient Golden Buddha Image
A Muti-Ethnic Mosque
City Wall From Rama I Regeign
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