The Summer Palace [ Bang Pa-In Palace ] is located 30 kilometers south of Ayutthaya on route to Ayutthaya and is on a small island called Bang Pa-In in the Chao Phraya River. The Palace was commissioned in 1632 by King Prasart Thong in the late Ayuthaya Period. King Prasat Thong named the then palace, Aisawan Thiphaya-at.
It was deserted following the sacking of Ayutthaya and the founding of the Chakri Dynasty in Bangkok until its restoration 80 years later. The Palace was revived by King Chulalongkorn of the Chakri Dynasty. Most of what we see today was constructed between 1872-1889.
The Palace is a collection of different styles of buildings set in a landscape and water setting. The mansions reflect Chinese, Swiss, Khmer, Thai and general European styles of architecture. As with other Thai Royal palaces this compound is divided into two sections, the Inner Palace and the Outer Palace. The Palace grounds are significant in that the mixture of styles reflects the era of transformation, influences and later westernisation of the period.
When we entered the palace compound, it is so beautiful and we felt like in a dream. A kind of fairy tale in Thai way.
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