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Bang Pa – In Palace is located in Tambon Bang Len, Amphoe Bang Pa – in 18 kilometres south of Ayutthaya and 58 kilometres north of Bangkok. When King Prasat Thong became the king of Ayutthaya be had the palace built on an island in the middle of a lake. The palace is surrounded by a lake 400 metres long and 40 metres wide. Bang pa-In was used as a country residence by every Ayutthaya monarch after King Prasat Thong but when the new capital of Bangkok was established Bang Pa-In ceased to be used and was left unoccupied for 80 years. It was only during King Mongkut’s reign (1851-1868) that Bang Pa-In was again visited by kings. His son, King Chulalongkorn (1868-1910) liked the palace and stayed there every year and constructed the royal palace as it is now seen today. Important buildings inside the palace compound include Ho Hemmonthian Thewarat – a stone Prang under a banyan tree near the pond within the outer part of the royal compound. King Rama V ordered its construction in 1879 to replace and old shrine built by villagers as an offering to King Prasatthong of the Ayutthaya peiod.
Bang Pa – in Palace is open daily between 8.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m. It can be reached by road, rail or river. From Bangkok, take Highway No.1(Phahonyothin Road.) then take Highway No. 32 to Ayutthaya. Trains run from Hua Lamphong Station in Bangkok to Bang Pa-in Railway Station daily every hour starting from 6.40 a.m. There is no public boat going to Ayutthaya but several cruise companies that organize excursions from Bangkok to Ayutthaya and Bang Pa-In.

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