Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall
| Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall พระที่นั่งอนันตสมาคม |
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| General information | |
| Type | Throne Hall |
| Architectural style | Neo-Renaissance & Neo-Classic |
| Address | Dusit Palace |
| Country | Thailand |
| Coordinates | 13°46′18″N 100°30′48″E / 13.771649°N 100.513251°E |
| Construction started | 1908 |
| Completed | 1915 |
| Cost | 15 million Siamese Baht |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Mario Tamagno |
| Known for | Residence of the Thai King and Throne Hall |
The Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall (Thai: พระที่นั่งอนันตสมาคม Phra Thinang Anantasamakhom) is a royal reception hall within Dusit Palace in Bangkok, Thailand. It was commissioned by King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) in 1908. The building was completed in 1915, 5 years after Rama V's death in 1910. It now serves as a museum and is from time to time employed for certain state occasions.
The hall is open to the public every day except on Chulalongkorn Day (23 October), the King's birthday (5 December) and the Queen's birthday (12 August).
One year after the completion of the Amphorn Satharn Villa within the Dusit Palace in 1906, King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) commissioned the construction of a reception hall to replace the one built during the reign of King Mongkut (Rama IV.). The building in Italian Renaissance and neoclassical style was commissioned to the architects Mario Tamagno and Annibale Rigotti. Marble from Carrara, Italy and other foreign materials were used. Italian sculptor Vittorio Novi, who would later also work on the Mahadthai Udthit Bridge (สะพานมหาดไทยอุทิศ), was employed with his nephew Rudolfo Nolli.
It was used as the headquarters of the People's Party during the four days of the 1932 Revolution ( 24–27 June), which transformed the country's political system from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional one. The first National People's Assembly convened on 28 June 1932 in this throne hall. After that, it was used as the Parliament House until 1974 when the new Parliament House was opened to the north. However, the old Parliament House is still used for the State Opening of Parliament marking the first assembly in consequence of a general election for the House of Representatives.
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