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Tamnak Ho Residential Hall
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Tamnak Ho Residential Hall was originally built in the Bang Khun Phrom Palace grounds, the present premises of the Bank of Thailand. The residence was built in 1903 for Prince Paribatra Sukhumbandhu, Prince of Nakon Sawan, a son of King Chulalongkorn, as a wedding home. Hence the name "Home for the Newlyweds."
When the Bank of Thailand took over the Bang Khum Phrom Palace grounds, Tamnak Ho was moved to the Sukhothai palace grounds in 1985. In 1998, King Bhumipol, the present king, had the building dismantled and rebuilt in Dusit Garden.
The main attraction of this royal residence is the display of old pottery from the Sukhothai period around the 13th – 14th centuries. These relics were recovered from underwater shipwrecks in the Gulf of Thailand off the coast of the eastern provinces of Rayong and Chantaburi in 1976.
The Underwater Archaeological Section of the Fine Arts Department has identified 25 such sites in the Gulf of Thailand. Most of the wrecks are off the coast of Rayong and Chantaburi near the Cambodian border. Some are off the coast of Nakhon Sri Thammarat to the south in peninsula Thailand.
It is believed that the wrecks were that of old Chinese and Vietnamese junks plying the sea routes in the 15th – 18th centuries.
Other displays in the residential hall are the personal effects of Queen Rambhai Bhanee, a consort of King Rama VII or King Prajadhipok.
Tamnak Ho Residential Hall, sited in three locations in its 100- year history, preserves the legacy of relics from an era that's more than 800 years old.
Admission to this residential hall is included in the ticket to
Vimanmek Mansion.
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