![National Museum of Thailand, Bangkok](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322885.f6HZxJmC.BKKAug10107.jpg) National Museum of Thailand, Bangkok |
![Surprise - free admission on the Queen's birthday](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322889.YdpNyxZr.BKKAug10112.jpg) Surprise - free admission on the Queen's birthday |
![Thai National Museum - Gallery of Thai History](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322884.u85kvRLP.BKKAug10105.jpg) Thai National Museum - Gallery of Thai History |
![Gallery of Thai History, built as an audience hall for the Prince Successor during the reign of King Rama I](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322887.MJD0cCqJ.BKKAug10109.jpg) Gallery of Thai History, built as an audience hall for the Prince Successor during the reign of King Rama I |
![Thai National Museum](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322890.tsDnnpNW.BKKAug10113.jpg) Thai National Museum |
![Map of the National Museum, Bangkok](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322924.l9EyPN8G.BKKAug10176.jpg) Map of the National Museum, Bangkok |
![Pho Khun Ram Kham Haeng in the elephant battle with Khun Sam Chon, 1257 AD](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322891.JzU30NVU.BKKAug10114.jpg) Pho Khun Ram Kham Haeng in the elephant battle with Khun Sam Chon, 1257 AD |
![Sukhothai Stone Inscription - Thai alphabet invented in 1283](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322892.0MMwXZOO.BKKAug10116.jpg) Sukhothai Stone Inscription - Thai alphabet invented in 1283 |
![Ayutthaya City Founded by King Ramathibodi I (King U-Thong)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322893.p176gvNn.BKKAug10118.jpg) Ayutthaya City Founded by King Ramathibodi I (King U-Thong) |
![Ayutthaya](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322894.dA2XQwGi.BKKAug10120.jpg) Ayutthaya |
![Ayutthaya](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322895.zwrkXRGz.BKKAug10121.jpg) Ayutthaya |
![Ayutthaya](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322896.6otGAmP1.BKKAug10122.jpg) Ayutthaya |
![Gold cup from the crypt of Wat Ratchaburana, Ayutthaya, 17th-19th C.](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322897.CVG29q3C.BKKAug10126.jpg) Gold cup from the crypt of Wat Ratchaburana, Ayutthaya, 17th-19th C. |
![Elephant battle - fall of Ayutthaya, 1569](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322898.yAQdtZvd.BKKAug10128.jpg) Elephant battle - fall of Ayutthaya, 1569 |
![King Naresuan the Great engaging in a duel on elephant back](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322899.6OWYt6RA.BKKAug10130.jpg) King Naresuan the Great engaging in a duel on elephant back |
![Kign Ramathibodi III (Narai the Great)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322900.zDwbhFmt.BKKAug10132.jpg) Kign Ramathibodi III (Narai the Great) |
![Burmese army attacking wooden stockade at Ban Bangrachan, 1764](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322901.LzobIhII.BKKAug10134.jpg) Burmese army attacking wooden stockade at Ban Bangrachan, 1764 |
![King Tak Sin the Great attacking the city of Chanthaburi](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322902.Xsvar8ks.BKKAug10136.jpg) King Tak Sin the Great attacking the city of Chanthaburi |
![King Rama I returns from Cambodia to face riots in Thon Buri](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322903.Du7gSXO2.BKKAug10138.jpg) King Rama I returns from Cambodia to face riots in Thon Buri |
![Model depicting a story from the Ramayana for the royal cremation ceremony of Queen Sunantha Kumarirat](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322904.0RIZcUHO.BKKAug10142.jpg) Model depicting a story from the Ramayana for the royal cremation ceremony of Queen Sunantha Kumarirat |
![Thai junk used in the China trade during the Rattanakosin period](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322905.F2a7j4W0.BKKAug10145.jpg) Thai junk used in the China trade during the Rattanakosin period |
![Summary Power Sword, Sword of the Commander-in-Chief, Sword of Chao Phraya Bodindecha](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322906.v5QFWLTu.BKKAug10147.jpg) Summary Power Sword, Sword of the Commander-in-Chief, Sword of Chao Phraya Bodindecha |
![King Mongkut (1804-1868), Rama IV](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322907.QrqHbiR8.BKKAug10150.jpg) King Mongkut (1804-1868), Rama IV |
![European commemorative medals](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322908.H5HKKy7l.BKKAug10152.jpg) European commemorative medals |
![French commemorative medal of the audience of the Siamese Ambassador of Kign Mongkut to King Napoleon III in 1861](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322909.E6lnyPJ3.BKKAug10152a.jpg) French commemorative medal of the audience of the Siamese Ambassador of Kign Mongkut to King Napoleon III in 1861 |
![Model of a steam train, a gift from Queen Victoria to Kong Mongkut in 1855](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322910.nUPAOt2G.BKKAug10154.jpg) Model of a steam train, a gift from Queen Victoria to Kong Mongkut in 1855 |
![Mrs. Anna Leonowens of King and I fame](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322911.kSjUPcwh.BKKAug10156.jpg) Mrs. Anna Leonowens of King and I fame |
![Miniature stupa, 19th C.](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322912.CoEXme71.BKKAug10157.jpg) Miniature stupa, 19th C. |
![Detail of a 19th C. miniature stupa](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322913.nShi53py.BKKAug10158.jpg) Detail of a 19th C. miniature stupa |
![European-style swords of the royalty and the nobility during the reigns of Kings Rama IV and V](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322914.TaLX4Tmf.BKKAug10159.jpg) European-style swords of the royalty and the nobility during the reigns of Kings Rama IV and V |
![King Chulalongkorn, Rama V (left), 1853-1910](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322915.gqTEXlNR.BKKAug10160.jpg) King Chulalongkorn, Rama V (left), 1853-1910 |
![Throne from Warophai Piman Hall, Bang Pa-In Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322916.8gKdlpkc.BKKAug10162.jpg) Throne from Warophai Piman Hall, Bang Pa-In Palace |
![King Rama V](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322917.3wrhQni8.BKKAug10163.jpg) King Rama V |
![Pipe decorated in a lion head form belonging to King Chulalongkorn (Rama V)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322918.BnKFIVY1.BKKAug10165.jpg) Pipe decorated in a lion head form belonging to King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) |
![King Prajadhipok, Rama VII](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322919.My6pzSSl.BKKAug10167.jpg) King Prajadhipok, Rama VII |
![Model of the second Maha Chakri Royal Barge, 1918](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322920.3aXwluvT.BKKAug10169.jpg) Model of the second Maha Chakri Royal Barge, 1918 |
![Model of the second Maha Chakri Royal Barge, 1918](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322921.wur2PG4J.BKKAug10171.jpg) Model of the second Maha Chakri Royal Barge, 1918 |
![King Ananda Mahidol, Rama VIII](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322922.TiodqLo7.BKKAug10172.jpg) King Ananda Mahidol, Rama VIII |
![Coronation of King Rama IX, 9 June 1946](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322923.sF8ia1QY.BKKAug10175.jpg) Coronation of King Rama IX, 9 June 1946 |
![Thai National Museum - Sala Longsong Pavilion with the Buddhaisawan Chapel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322886.WyWKvySZ.BKKAug10108.jpg) Thai National Museum - Sala Longsong Pavilion with the Buddhaisawan Chapel |
![Buddhaisawan Chapel, 1787](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322888.E688jNRc.BKKAug10110.jpg) Buddhaisawan Chapel, 1787 |
![Rama, the 7th Avatar of the god Vishnu, holding a bow](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322925.IKn4dlvS.BKKAug10177.jpg) Rama, the 7th Avatar of the god Vishnu, holding a bow |
![Rama, the 7th Avatar of the god Vishnu, holding a bow](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322931.oL61RXE7.BKKAug10188.jpg) Rama, the 7th Avatar of the god Vishnu, holding a bow |
![Guardian in front of the Buddhaisawan Chapel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322926.wbOYv3ru.BKKAug10180.jpg) Guardian in front of the Buddhaisawan Chapel |
![Guardian in front of the Buddhaisawan Chapel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322927.mCswl3VJ.BKKAug10182.jpg) Guardian in front of the Buddhaisawan Chapel |
![Buddhaisawan Chapel door](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322928.eKp2d77a.BKKAug10185.jpg) Buddhaisawan Chapel door |
![Buddhaisawan Chapel window](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322929.5rgh3XMs.BKKAug10186.jpg) Buddhaisawan Chapel window |
![Guardian in front of the Buddhaisawan Chapel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322930.Lu6uNQs9.BKKAug10187.jpg) Guardian in front of the Buddhaisawan Chapel |
![Guardian in front of the Buddhaisawan Chapel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322933.mFKPmhav.BKKAug10192.jpg) Guardian in front of the Buddhaisawan Chapel |
![Buddhaisawan Chapel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322932.ZMMd22c8.BKKAug10191.jpg) Buddhaisawan Chapel |
![Buddhaisawan Chapel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322938.fJdZyS3l.BKKAug10198.jpg) Buddhaisawan Chapel |
![Cannons, National Museum, Bangkok](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322934.zSRkLzlw.BKKAug10194.jpg) Cannons, National Museum, Bangkok |
![Side of the Buddhaisawan Chapel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322935.aoDJECyZ.BKKAug10195.jpg) Side of the Buddhaisawan Chapel |
![Issarawinitchai Hall, audience hall of the palace of the Prince Successor during the reign of King Rama III](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322936.4zf4KQi7.BKKAug10196.jpg) Issarawinitchai Hall, audience hall of the palace of the Prince Successor during the reign of King Rama III |
![The Red House, teak residence of Princess Sri Sudarak, elder sister of King Rama I at Thonburi Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322937.aGQYzBlp.BKKAug10197.jpg) The Red House, teak residence of Princess Sri Sudarak, elder sister of King Rama I at Thonburi Palace |
![Model of a traditional Thai house built on stilts](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322939.2Y88fERf.BKKAug10200.jpg) Model of a traditional Thai house built on stilts |
![Khmer lintel in the Angkor style, 11-12th C.](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322940.VVZ2vlDM.BKKAug10204.jpg) Khmer lintel in the Angkor style, 11-12th C. |
![BKKAug10 205.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322941.d93gKb42.BKKAug10205.jpg) BKKAug10 205.jpg |
![Cham lion, Indrapura, 9th-10th C.](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322942.4S0gfzRE.BKKAug10206.jpg) Cham lion, Indrapura, 9th-10th C. |
![Cham metope with Elephant, Indrapura, 9th-10th C. AD](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322943.Tu4jhADH.BKKAug10208.jpg) Cham metope with Elephant, Indrapura, 9th-10th C. AD |
![Cham lion, Vijaya, 10th-14th C.](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322944.7EZgE3XH.BKKAug10210.jpg) Cham lion, Vijaya, 10th-14th C. |
![Cham lion, Vijaya, 10th-14th C.](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322945.8RmKPqsv.BKKAug10212.jpg) Cham lion, Vijaya, 10th-14th C. |
![Standing Buddha, Dvaravati style from Wat Mahathat, Sukhothai, 8th-9th C.](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322946.xOqH5d2s.BKKAug10213.jpg) Standing Buddha, Dvaravati style from Wat Mahathat, Sukhothai, 8th-9th C. |
![Khmer stone bas-relief illustrating deities, Preah Ko style, 10th C, Prasat Lolei, Cambodia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322947.RCffiXTF.BKKAug10215.jpg) Khmer stone bas-relief illustrating deities, Preah Ko style, 10th C, Prasat Lolei, Cambodia |
![Sculpture gallery, National Museum, Bangkok](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322948.fNVkdnaY.BKKAug10217.jpg) Sculpture gallery, National Museum, Bangkok |
![National Museum Bangkok](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322949.RsQuGRzM.BKKAug10218.jpg) National Museum Bangkok |
![Vishnu, 6th-7th C., Muang Sri Thep, Phetchabun province](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322950.xhJCW4qq.BKKAug10219.jpg) Vishnu, 6th-7th C., Muang Sri Thep, Phetchabun province |
![Vishnu, 6th-7th C., Muang Sri Thep, Phetchabun province](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322951.WenNCAkK.BKKAug10220.jpg) Vishnu, 6th-7th C., Muang Sri Thep, Phetchabun province |
![Heads of khmer door-guardians, Bayon style, 12th C., Wat Sak, Lopburi](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322952.9qiF0iq8.BKKAug10222.jpg) Heads of khmer door-guardians, Bayon style, 12th C., Wat Sak, Lopburi |
![Heads of khmer door-guardians, Bayon style, 12th C., Wat Sak, Lopburi](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322953.YHW1sXOK.BKKAug10224.jpg) Heads of khmer door-guardians, Bayon style, 12th C., Wat Sak, Lopburi |
![Naga head, Lopburi](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322954.aey6Buf7.BKKAug10225.jpg) Naga head, Lopburi |
![Guardian figure](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322955.xuVMGMRp.BKKAug10227.jpg) Guardian figure |
![Guardian figure](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322956.I9weMRtW.BKKAug10228.jpg) Guardian figure |
![Funeral chariot from the reign of Rama VI to carry the urn of his sister in 1924](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322957.cIlerKnm.BKKAug10229.jpg) Funeral chariot from the reign of Rama VI to carry the urn of his sister in 1924 |
![Royal funerary chariot, 1924](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322958.p3ewvLWx.BKKAug10230.jpg) Royal funerary chariot, 1924 |
![Detail of a royal cremation chariot](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322959.LkBIeJKH.BKKAug10232.jpg) Detail of a royal cremation chariot |
![Cremation chariot for high-ranking members of the Thai Royal Family](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322960.f286Zcqy.BKKAug10233.jpg) Cremation chariot for high-ranking members of the Thai Royal Family |
![Cremation chariot for high-ranking members of the Thai Royal Family](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322961.3KJ8ggD8.BKKAug10234.jpg) Cremation chariot for high-ranking members of the Thai Royal Family |
![Cremation chariot detail](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322962.ssCb8rg1.BKKAug10235.jpg) Cremation chariot detail |
![Cremation chariot, National Museum, Bangkok](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322963.UEXN0VNL.BKKAug10238.jpg) Cremation chariot, National Museum, Bangkok |
![Buddha regarding the Bodhi tree with gratitude, reign of Rama V](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322964.kzWeEwRw.BKKAug10240.jpg) Buddha regarding the Bodhi tree with gratitude, reign of Rama V |
![National Museum, Bangkok](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322965.IT06MQBK.BKKAug10242.jpg) National Museum, Bangkok |
![Royal Funerary Chariot](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322968.4Gk0Krk4.BKKAug10246.jpg) Royal Funerary Chariot |
![Royal Funerary Chariot](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322969.VliWb5fZ.BKKAug10248.jpg) Royal Funerary Chariot |
![Statue of wrestlers, National Museum Bangkok](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322966.0m6rU0fm.BKKAug10243.jpg) Statue of wrestlers, National Museum Bangkok |
![Hero wrestling monster lizard-man](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322967.rKMrxBOw.BKKAug10245.jpg) Hero wrestling monster lizard-man |
![The left is Chalawan The crocodile fighting with Krai Thong the Fighter. Krai Thong](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322970.2v0PM8Aw.BKKAug10249.jpg) The left is "Chalawan" The crocodile fighting with "Krai Thong" the Fighter. "Krai Thong" |
![Sala Longsong Pavilion from the palace of King Rama VI in Nakhon Pathom](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131322971.ewB47ig7.BKKAug10250.jpg) Sala Longsong Pavilion from the palace of King Rama VI in Nakhon Pathom |