National Library

The National Library of Thailand is the legal depositary and copyright library for . It was officially established on 12 October 1905, after the merger of the three existing royal libraries, and is one of the oldest national libraries in Asia.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Friday: 9:00 AM—6:30 PM
    Saturday—Sunday: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
    public holidays: closed
  • Type: Library
  • Description: National library
  • Also known as: “National Library of Thailand” and “NLT Library”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Khao San Road and Vimanmek Mansion.

Photo: Kevin Poh, CC BY 2.0.
is a small road about a block from the Chao Phraya River at the northern side of . Backpackers and budget travellers are drawn here by some of the cheapest accommodation and travel deals in Thailand.

Castle
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The is a former royal villa in , . It is in the complex in Dusit District. As of 2019 it has been dismantled to allow for foundation repairs and will be rebuilt upon its completion. is situated 1 km east of National Library.

Castle
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The is a royal reception hall in in , Thailand. It was commissioned by King Chulalongkorn in 1908. The building was completed in 1915, five years after Rama V's death in 1910. is situated 1 km east of National Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bang Khun Phrom and Wat Sam Phraya.

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is a khwaeng of Phra Nakhon District, in , . In 2020, it had a total population of 4,063 people.

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is a khwaeng in Phra Nakhon District, .

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is a community and a khwaeng of Phra Nakhon District, .

National Library

Latitude
13.77245° or 13° 46′ 21″ north
Longitude
100.50498° or 100° 30′ 18″ east
Open location code
7P52QGC3+XX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 347551555
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­institutional
Open­Street­Map feature
office=­government
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q618628
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“National Library” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المكتبة الوطنية التايلندية”
  • Armenian: “Թաիլանդի ազգային գրադարան”
  • Azerbaijani: “Tayland Milli Kitabxanası”
  • Catalan: “Biblioteca Nacional de Tailàndia”
  • Chinese: “泰国国家图书馆”
  • Czech: “Národní thajská knihovna”
  • Czech: “Thajská národní knihovna”
  • Dutch: “Nationale Bibliotheek van Thailand”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مكتبه تايلاند الوطنيه”
  • Esperanto: “Nacia Biblioteko de Tajlando”
  • Finnish: “Thaimaan kansalliskirjasto”
  • French: “bibliothèque nationale de Thaïlande”
  • French: “Bibliothèque nationale de Thaïlande”
  • German: “Nationalbibliothek Thailand”
  • German: “Nationalbibliothek Thailands”
  • Greek: “Εθνική Βιβλιοθήκη της Ταϊλάνδης”
  • Hebrew: “הספרייה הלאומית של תאילנד”
  • Japanese: “タイ国立図書館”
  • Japanese: “タイ国立図書館事務所”
  • Korean: “태국 국립도서관”
  • Latin: “Bibliotheca Nationalis Thailandiae”
  • Malay: “Perpustakaan Negara Thailand”
  • Malay: “ڤرڤوستاکاءن نݢارا تهايلند”
  • Persian: “کتابخانه ملی تایلند”
  • Persian: “کتابخانهٔ ملی تایلند”
  • Polish: “Biblioteka Narodowa Tajlandii”
  • Russian: “Национальная библиотека Таиланда”
  • Serbian: “Национална библиотека Тајланда”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca nacional de Tailandia”
  • Tatar: “Таиланд милли китапханәсе”
  • Thai: “สำนักหอสมุดแห่งชาติ”
  • Thai: “หอสมุดแห่งชาติ”
  • Welsh: “Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Gwlad Tai”
  • Welsh: “Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Gwlad Thai”

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