Thailand's Royal Barge Procession is a ceremony of both religious and royal significance which has taken place for nearly 700 years. The royal barges are a blend of craftsmanship and traditional Thai
Royal Barge Anantanakkharat (2nd-nearest), flanked by escort barges Phali Rang Thawip (nearest) and Sukhrip Khrong Mueang (3rd), as the procession passes by the Grand Palace during dress rehearsals in 2012
Views of Ayutthaya (VEUË DE SIAM) and Royal Barge Procession by Henri Abraham Châtelain. First published in Amsterdam, Chatelain's Atlas Historique (1719) from Guy Tachard's Voyage de Siam (1686), reign of King Narai.
Royal Barge Procession in Atlante Veneto, a comprehensive atlas published by the Franciscan geographer Vincenzo Maria Coronelli, Volume 1 between 1691 and 1692 in the reign of King Phetracha of Ayutthaya era.
Balon du Corps du Roy de Siam ou eſtoit la lattre du Roy. The Royal barge of King of Siam in 1687–88 illustrated by Simon de La Loubère, French diplomat to Siam of King Louis XIV.
The monarchy of Thailand is the constitutional form of government of Thailand. The king of Thailand is the head of state and head of the ruling Chakri dynasty.
Royal Barge Procession
…play... Whenever the royal barge alighted in front of a monastery, officials lighted fireworks. (NN:67). In the reign of King Maha Thammaracha I, the King of Sukhothai performed a royal barge ceremony using a boat on the lake in the middle of his grand palace. Since Ayutthaya Kingdom in the 14th century, strategic…
King Naresuan of Ayutthaya fought several wars against the Burmese Toungoo dynasty to preserve Siamese independence.
Wat Phra Si Sanphet next to the king's palace was the most sacred Ayutthayan temple.
Thongduang, later King Rama I of Siam, founded the Chakri dynasty in 1782.
King Prajadhipok signing the Constitution of Siam, 10 December 1932.