The Royal Waiting Room

The Royal Waiting Room

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At Hua Hin railway station, this is one of oldest railway stations in Thailand, and its most striking feature is the unique Royal Waiting Room in Thai architectural style. The waiting room was moved from Sanam Chan during the reign of King Vajiravudh, Rama 6.


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  • Designed by a Scottish railway engineer, The 'Royal' opened in 1924 in the reign of King Rama VI. The Royal Hua Hin is the oldest par 72 courses in Thailand. Constructed around the base of a limestone mountain range, the course is covered in lush vegetation that clings to the edge of the rocky overhangs and boulders.

  • Prachuap Khiri Khan is located some 281 kilometers south of Bangkok. After the old town was abandoned during the fall of Ayutthaya, a new settlement was established in 1845 in the reign of King Rama IV. The province, today, is more famous for its natural charm of beaches and mountains than historical attractions.

  • King Phar Mongkut Klao Chaoyuhua was born on January 1,1880, the second son of King Chulalongkorn and Queen Phra Sri Bhatcharintara. As a prince he was known as Vajiravudh. At the age of 14, he was officially designated Crown Prince of the Chakri Dynasty to succeed to the Throne.

  • Klai Kangwon Palace stands by the sea in the Hua Hin District of Prachuap Khirikhan Province. King Prajadhipok (Rama VII) has graciously built it as a summer palace for Queen Rambai Barni by using money from Privy Purse. He ordered Prince Iddhidehsarn Kridakara, an architectural graduate from the Ecole Des Beaux Arts in France and the director of the Department of Fine Arts, to design and supervise the construction.

  • King Phra Nangklao Chaoyuhua, or King Rama III of the Chakri Dynasty, was born in Bangkok on March 31, 1788. He was the son of King Rama II by a junior wife, Chao Chom Riem. King Rama III was crowned at the age of 37.

  • King Phra Chula Chomklao Chaoyuhua was the eldest son of King Rama IV and Queen Dhepsirintaramat and loved by them both. He was born in Bangkok on September 20, 1853. He was nicknamed "Phaw Yai" (Big Daddy) by his father.