Vimanmek Mansion
The Vimanmek Mansion is a former royal villa in Bangkok, Thailand. It is in the Dusit Palace complex in Dusit District. As of 2019 it has been dismantled to allow for foundation repairs and will be rebuilt upon its completion.Photo: Gisling, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: royal villa in Bangkok, Thailand
- Also known as: “Vimanmek Teak Mansion” and “Vinmanmek Palace”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Abhisek Dusit Throne Hall and Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall.
Abhisek Dusit Throne Hall
Castle
Photo: ScorpianPK, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Abhisek Dusit Throne Hall or the Thai Handicraft Museum is a Throne Hall located within Dusit Palace to use as a throne hall and banquet facilities for Dusit Palace. Abhisek Dusit Throne Hall is situated 130 metres southeast of Vimanmek Mansion.
Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall
Castle
Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall is a royal reception hall in Dusit Palace in Bangkok, Thailand. It was commissioned by King Chulalongkorn in 1908. The building was completed in 1915, five years after Rama V's death in 1910. Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall is situated 290 metres south of Vimanmek Mansion.
Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall or the Ambara Villa is a royal mansion situated inside Bangkok's Dusit Palace. It served as the primary residence of the former King Bhumibol Adulyadej and former Queen Sirikit of Thailand, and was the birthplace of King Vajiralongkorn. Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall is situated 230 metres southwest of Vimanmek Mansion.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nang Loeng and Chitralada Wye.
Nang Loeng
Neighborhood
Nang Loeng Market, also known locally as Talat Nang Loeng or Talad Nang Loeng is a historic market in Bangkok, located in Wat Sommanat sub-district, Pom Prap Sattru Phai district.
Bang Phlat
Suburb
Photo: Hdamm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bang Phlat is one of the 50 districts of Bangkok, Thailand. Its neighboring districts, clockwise from the north, are Bang Kruai district, Bang Sue, Dusit, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok Noi, and Taling Chan.
Vimanmek Mansion
- Categories: palace, museum, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Dusit, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
13.77422° or 13° 46′ 27″ northLongitude
100.51241° or 100° 30′ 45″ eastElevation
8 metres (26 feet)Inception
1901Open location code
7P52QGF6+MXOpenStreetMap ID
way 31987914OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Vimanmek Mansion” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Vimanmek Palace”
- Chinese: “柚木宫”
- Chinese: “泰王五世行宫”
- Chinese: “維曼默宮”
- Chinese: “维曼默宫”
- Dutch: “Vimanmek paleis”
- Dutch: “Vimanmekpaleis”
- French: “La Résidence Vimanmek”
- French: “résidence Vimanmek”
- French: “Résidence Wimanmek”
- French: “Vimanmek Mansion”
- French: “Vimanmek”
- Gan Chinese: “維曼默宮”
- Gan Chinese: “维曼默宫”
- German: “Vimanmek Mansion”
- German: “Vimanmek”
- German: “Wimanmek-Palast”
- German: “Wimanmek”
- Hebrew: “ארמון וימנמק”
- Italian: “Palazzo Vimanmek”
- Japanese: “ウィマーンメーク宮殿”
- Japanese: “ヴィマンメク宮殿”
- Literary Chinese: “Vimanmek Paleis”
- Literary Chinese: “維曼默宮”
- Russian: “Виманмек”
- Slovenian: “Dvorec Vimanmek”
- Thai: “พระที่นั่งวิมานเมฆ”
- Urdu: “ویمنمیک مینشن”
- Vietnamese: “Cung điện Vimanmek”
- Wu Chinese: “維曼默宮”
- Wu Chinese: “维曼默宫”
- Yue Chinese: “維曼默宫”
- Yue Chinese: “維曼默宮”
- Yue Chinese: “维曼默宫”
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