Bang Pa-in Things to Do

I went on a guided tour to Ayutthaya and Bang Pain was included, basically Bang Pa'in is the most boring place you could ever imagine going. It's a lot of houses with old furniture and you are banned from taking any pictures, in fact if your camera is out while in the houses they will confiscate it (i saw this happened to someone in our group) Avoid this place like the plague. It was the worst tour I have ever been on, and Bang Pa'In by FAR the worst attraction I have ever been to while traveling. Truly miserable.

The major attraction of Bang Pa-In is Bang Pa-In Palace. Here's the major place in the area of the palace, Phra Thinang (Royal Residence) Aisawan Thiphya-Art (The Divine Seat of Personal Freedom), is a Thai-style pavilion with four porches and a spired roof built by King Chulalongkorn in the middle of an outer pond in 1876. There're more attractions in the area of the palace, I put some photos in my travelogue..

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Loosely translated as the Royal Residence of Heavenly Light, this 2 story palace with Chinese archictecture was a gift to King Rama V from the Chinese government and business community in 1889. It is one of the few buildings open (periodically) to the public.

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The inner palace is separated from the outer by a louvered covered bridge seen on the left of the accompanying image. The bridge protected the privacy of the women withing the inner palace region. Behind the Warophat Phiman palace in the picture, there are extensive private gardens.

This pavilion with 4 porches and a Thai-style roof is a direct copy of the Aphonprimok Prasat at the Grand Palace in Bangkok. It houses a bronze statue of King Rama V. Perhaps more than any other, this pavilion is the touristic personification of Thailand.

This building located in the middle of big pond on the front of this palace.It was built in King Rama V's reign to replace the old one which built in King Rama IV's reign.The style of building 's a copy of Aphron Phimok Hall in the Grand Palace Bangkok. And inside housed the statue of King Rama V.

One of the things you will notice in Thailand is how easily beautiful flowers grow. Here at Bang-Pa In the grass is lush, the topiaries sculpted, the flowering bushes burgeoning AND there are wonderful pots of flowers too!

Pictures were not allowed inside this building modelled on a Chinese temple. You can see how the carved screens provided privacy, but also let the breeze through. As it is considered a temple, shoes must be removed before entering.