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āļĢāļēāļŠāļ”āļģāđ€āļ™āļīāļ™āđƒāļ™, 10200, āļāļĢāļļāļ‡āđ€āļ—āļžāļĄāļŦāļēāļ™āļ„āļĢ, TH Thailand
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Latitude: 13.7517486, Longitude: 100.4945967

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  • Nikola DuÅĄkovÃĄ

    Nikola DuÅĄkovÃĄ

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    Beautiful yellow-white building in European-style. The place is home of Ministry of Defence. The ministry manages and controls the Royal Thai Armed Forces (Royal Thai Army, Royal Thai Navy, Royal Thai Air Force)

  • Gordon Knowles

    Gordon Knowles

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    Ministry of Defence, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok, Thailand. I approached the guards on the gate seeing this for the first time many years ago. My friend with me didn’t know what it was. They told me it’s the same as the American Pentagon, The Ministry of Defence. So yes this is Thailand’s Ministry of Defence in Sanam Chai Road, Phra Nakhon District. This impressive building covers a huge area opposite the Grand Palace. It is sandwiched between the City Pillar Shrine and Saranrom Palace. The original name was Rong Thahan Na ( front barracks ). This is the place were three palaces were originally constructed under The Royal Order of H.M. King Phra Buddha Yodfa Chulalok the Great, King Rama 1. The Ministry of Defence was also the warehouse of all arms, Beast of Burdens, Vehicles and various provisions. Chao Phraya Surasak Montri ( Choem Saeng Chu Tom ) was the controller of this construction. It was started in the year 1881 and completed in 1884, and the official opening took place on July 18th 1884. The budget of the construction and decorations were about 570,000 Baht. The buildings of the Ministry of Defence were built as a group of buildings in the late European Architectural style, and it was very popular in Thailand at that time. The Ministry, like any other government department, is headed by the secretariat who helps the Minister and Deputy Ministers exercise their authority and administer the department. On the front lawn of the ministry is an open air museum displaying cannons down through the ages. Previously, many of the cannons were aimed at the Grand Palace opposite. However, a few years ago the cannons were re-arranged so as not to be so intimidating to such a prestigious building. The Ministry of Interior ( MOI ) is in Atsadang rd, Bangkok 10200. Very near to the rear of this building. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( MFA ) Saranrom Palace, Sanam Chai Rd, Bangkok 10200 can be found next to this Ministry of Defence.

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    Wing k

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    A huge yellow -white 3 storeys Western style building .

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    Lee Chee You

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    A few old guns located in front of the building. Unique architecture & colourful

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    G L Littleton

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    The Ministry of Defence facility has armed guards present to keep you off the grounds. Basically Old Big Gun Museum is their front yards. Old Big Gun Museum is located in the old building of the Ministry of Defense, opposite the royal palace. King Chulaongkorn or King Rama V ordered Lord Surasak (Jerm Saengchuto) as the construction leader to build solider building in front of the palace of King Rama I’s prince. The uniqueness of the museum is the 3-storey European building. The building is painted in yellow with white lines while the windows are painted in green. The building color of yellow with green color was very popular in the past. The building is large, wide and long to the edge of your vision. In front of the building are 40 old cannons such as Naraisangharn cannon, Phya Thanee cannon and the old cannon set from France. This is the outdoor museum which displays the old cannons from late Ayutthaya period until Rattanakosin period which are narrated according to the age and era.

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