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THAWORNWATTHU BUILDING
When HRH Crown Prince Vajirunhis passed away, his father
King Rama V remarked that it would be inappropriate to build
large funeral buildings for a single purpose. He therefore
ordered HRH Prince Naris to build the Thawornwatthu Building
insead of a temporary funeral building. When the Royal funeral
was complete, the king donated the building for the purpose
of educating monks at i novices. It was then named "Sanghisenas
Ratcha vitayalai."
Construction of Thawornwatthu Building was completed in
the reign of King Rama VI, and it was first given as a Royal
library for monks in Bangkok. In the reign of King Rama
VII, many more books were added to the library, and the
king decided to institute the Vachirayan and Vachiravudh
Royal Libraries. He gave Sivamokkhaphiman hall in the Front
Palace to be the Vachirayan Library. Scriptures, state papers
and correspondence were kept here. The Thawornwatthu Building
itself was used for printed material, photographs and newspapers,
and was known as the "Vachiravudh Library."
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