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 The Chakri Maha Prasat

           The Chakri Maha Prasat,built by King Chulalongkorn(King Rama V) ,was completed in 1882, the same year as the centenasy celebration of Bangkok.Only the reception areas are now used.

The Upper Terrace

        Four main monument are found on this terrace : a reliquary in the shape of a golden chedi; the Mondop, a repository for Buddhist sacred scriptures inscribed on palm leaves, contained within a beautiful mother-of-piarl inlaid cabinet; aminiature Angkor Wat crafted by the order of King Mongkut (Rama IV ) and the Royal Pantheon in which statues of past sovereigns of the ruling Chakri dynasty are enshrined.