Chakri Maha Prasat

One of the most imposing buildings in the Grand Palace is the Chakri Maha Prasat and you can immediately see that this building was probably one of the newer ones in the Grand Palace complex. The Chakri Maha Prasat bears the name of the current dynasty, though it was built as rescently as 1882 by King Chulalongkorn. It is evident from the design of the building that there are strong western influcences in the construction. However, just to remind you that you are still in Thailand, the roof was designed as distinctly Thai.
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