King Chulalongkorn Memorial Building
The King Chulalongkorn Memorial Building (Thai: พระบรมราชานุสรณ์พระบาทสมเด็จพระจุลจอมเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว) is a Thai pavilion (Sala Thai) in Utanede, Sweden (part of the Ragunda Municipality) built to commemorate the 1897 visit of King Chulalongkorn of Thailand to the town.
The construction of the building started in August 1997 and it was inaugurated on July 19, 1998, at the 101 anniversary of King Chulalongkorn's visit.
The building is in the style of a royal Thai pavilion (prasat) with a surface of ten by ten meters and a height of 28 meters. The roof is supported by 24 pillars in white concrete around the building with its four entrances.
The pavilion is adorned with gold leaf ornamentation with a value of three million Swedish kronor or 14 million Thai baht.
Opening hours for 2023
10:00 to 18:00 from Saturday to Wednesday
10:00 to 16:00 Thursday and Friday
References
- Hipple, Annika S. (21 September 2018). "A Royal Visitor Remembered: The Thai Pavilion in the Swedish Countryside". Retrieved 15 March 2020.