Phaya Thai Palace
The Phya Thai Palace or Royal Phya Thai Palace is on the banks of the Samsen Canal on Rajavithee Road in the Ratchathewi District of Bangkok. King Rama V bestowed on it the royal name of the Royal Residence of the Phya Thai or the Phya Thai Palace, with Phya Thai meaning "lord of the Thais", during his reign and so it was built with this bearing on design.Photo: Jane3030, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: former royal residence in Bangkok
- Also known as: “Royal Phya Thai Palace”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Phramongkutklao Hospital and Phramongkutklao College of Medicine.
Phramongkutklao Hospital
Hospital
Phramongkutklao Hospital is a hospital located in Ratchathewi District, Bangkok, Thailand. It is a military hospital for the Royal Thai Army and a teaching hospital for Phramongkutklao College of Medicine which trains doctors for the Royal Thai Armed Forces, as well as the Royal Thai Army Nursing College. Phramongkutklao Hospital is situated 180 metres east of Phaya Thai Palace.
Phramongkutklao College of Medicine
College
Phramongkutklao College of Medicine is the first and only military medical school in Thailand. The college is the seventh medical school established in Thailand. Phramongkutklao College of Medicine is situated 180 metres northwest of Phaya Thai Palace.
Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health
Hospital
Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health is large public hospital located in Ratchathewi District, Bangkok, Thailand. It serves as a teaching hospital for the College of Medicine, Rangsit University. Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health is situated 430 metres southeast of Phaya Thai Palace.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pratunam and Chitralada Wye.
Pratunam
Pratunam is a shopping district in Bangkok. It is a major market area with thousands of fashion stores that sell wholesale with cheap prices guaranteed, especially if you buy in bulk.
Dusit
Dusit is a leafy, European-style district of Bangkok that functions as the political centre of Thailand. Its development dates back to the early 1900s, when King Rama V built the Dusit Palace, a complex of palaces and royal residences he created to escape the heat and chaos of the Grand Palace.
Phaya Thai Palace
- Categories: palace, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Thung Phaya Thai, Ratchathewi, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
13.76862° or 13° 46′ 7″ northLongitude
100.53273° or 100° 31′ 58″ eastOpen location code
7P52QG9M+C3OpenStreetMap ID
way 210309366OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q2548250
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“Phaya Thai Palace” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Phaya Thai Jauregia”
- Chinese: “披耶泰宫”
- Chinese: “飛耶泰宮”
- Danish: “Phaya Thai Palads”
- German: “Phaya-Thai-Palast”
- German: “Wang Phaya Thai”
- German: “Wang Phayathai”
- Malayalam: “ഫിയാ തായ് കൊട്ടാരം”
- Russian: “Дворец Пхая Тхай”
- Thai: “พระราชวังพญาไท”
- Thai: “วังพญาไท”
- Ukrainian: “Палац Пхая Тхай”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Phaya Thai Palace and Phyathai Palace.
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