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Five museums in one day
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 10/09/2015
» Lining Ratchadamnoen Avenue are rows of architecture that mostly date back to over 70 years ago. In the past five years, some of these buildings have been turned into museums for people to visit and learn about Thai history and art. Nonetheless, not many people know there are at least five museums along this avenue and each of them are within walking distance. To promote visits to these five museums, the King Prajadhipok Museum and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration have been running the Museum Route campaign until the end of this month.
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Going digital
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 31/08/2015
» When going to public libraries in Thailand, people imagine a gloomy atmosphere, outdated technology and over-bloated bureaucracy. The National Archives of Thailand, the official keeper of historical documents of invaluable significance, inspires the same feeling. Visitors can easily imagine the traditional process: showing ID cards, opening drawers, searching through indexes, filling in forms.
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Roots of Suphan Buri
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 22/01/2015
» Suphan Buri is about 100km northwest of Bangkok and has a wide variety of attractions for all to enjoy. Yet, this province has some lesser-known historical aspects for culture vultures to delve into. A recent trip organised by the Fine Arts Department asked the question: "Where does Suphan Buri originate from?"
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Radiance reburnished
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 18/09/2014
» Standing tall and graceful in the compound of a Thai-Chinese school near Hua Lamphong railway station is a villa built in a mixture of European styles. Its exterior features identify it as a fine period building, although the architectural style is not easily categorised. It is only when one ventures indoors, however, that the true glory of Phraya Sri Thammathirat's former residence is revealed.
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City of 11 gates
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 28/08/2014
» Situated right in the middle of Isan, the country's northeastern region, 512km from Bangkok by road, Roi Et has been a major settlement for more than 300 years. It was once called Saket Nakhon and referred to as "a large city with 11 gates and 11 vassal cities", but in modern-day terms it would be more accurately described as a medium-sized market town.
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Royal apparel, inside out
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 05/06/2014
» While many Thai and foreign visitors stroll around the Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles to see the hundreds of traditional costumes and other attire once donned by HM the Queen, few consider what goes on behind the scenes to ensure the beautiful displays are kept immaculate.
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Dutch treat in Ayutthaya
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 03/07/2014
» Nestled on the east bank of the Chao Phraya River in the ruins of the ancient capital of Ayutthaya, next to Wat Phananchoeng and the remains of the old Japanese quarter, is a building of red and white bricks erected in memory of the Dutch settlement which had its headquarters here from the early 17th to the mid-18th century. Opened to the general public last year, Baan Hollanda now serves as an information centre on early Thai-Dutch relations.
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Creating a renaissance
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 21/04/2014
» Throughout an hour spent in the Traditional Thai Art room of the National Gallery, we saw only a few Western tourists walking in and around the stunning red Western-style room to admire several of Thailand’s masterpieces. Within 10 or 15 minutes, those visitors left, then it was very quiet at the “Louvre of Thailand”, the Kingdom’s only state-run museum of art with the largest collection of traditional and contemporary artworks.
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Reliving ancient civilisation
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 08/05/2014
» Only about 130km northwest of Bangkok, Suphan Buri province has a lot for visitors to see and do, ranging from forests to cultural attractions. However, the U Thong National Museum is often overlooked by visitors although it displays several of Thailand’s outstanding artefacts of the Dvaravati period (6th-11th centuries).
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Echoes of a Storied Past
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 12/09/2013
» Kanchanaburi has long been a popular destination for day-trippers. Legions of tourists, both local and foreign, regularly make the short trip from Bangkok to visit scenic Sai Yok Waterfall and remnants of the infamous Death Railway like Hellfire Pass and the renamed "Bridge On The River Kwai". But astonishingly few visitors venture into the oldest section of this laid-back town which boasts some fine examples of architecture, well-preserved buildings dating from just before World War II right back to the mid-19th century.
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