Rattanarangsan Palace

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Rattanarangsawan Throne Hall Inside the Rattanarangsan Palace Currently, the area inside the palace is a public park. Managed by Ranong Municipality and Ranong Province Located on Khao Niwet Khiri which is a mountain in the middle of Ranong city

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Waterway

Khlong Rong Hat, Khlong Hat Som Pan, Khlong Ranong, Andaman Sea

Geological conditions

sedimentary rock From the igneous and mudstone mountains in the east and north (Department of Mineral Resources 2007)

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Rattanarangsan Palace was built in 1890 by Phraya Rattana Sethi (Kho Sim Kong), the governor of Ranong at that time because of His Majesty King Chulalongkorn. His Highness visited the southern provinces of the west and was the first to go to Ranong. (He went between April 23-25, 1890) Phraya Rattana Sethi therefore built a pavilion to welcome him on the hill of Khuan in the heart of the city.

According to the history, on April 23, 1890 (R.S. 109), His Majesty King Chulalongkorn came along the Malay Peninsula. By the Surya Monthon Royal Barge from Bangkok and then the King's Elephant, traveled on the Sathon Mark from Chumphon across the Malay Peninsula to get on the boat at Kraburi with the Ubon Burathit Royal Barge. went out to meet him in Ranong.

At that time, Phraya Rattana Sethi (Kho Sim Kong Na Ranong) had arranged to build a pavilion on top of a hill in the middle of Ranong for His Majesty King Chulalongkorn's royal writings about the pavilion received in detail. The book of His Majesty's visit to the Malay Peninsula

"...This mountain is said to be a hundred and ten feet tall, but it is a slope. There is a vast area much larger than Khao Satnat. The tabernacle that was made there was made of real wood posts and real woodwork. The frame of the door and the door are made of real wood, but the paneling is used throughout the body in various designs. The roof was shingle and the other two houses thatched roof. Use the blue color to match the painted wooden roof. There is a large hall inside, one is raised as a bedroom, one has a long octagonal conservatory. on the small back which is the mattress and the octagonal back He looked at Ranong all over the city. Every window when he stood there was like looking at a single sheet of his wings and saw the rice field going out until he reached the nearby mountain. Heard the gibbons chirping and chirping, one side was one, and the other was another, never located anywhere, and saw the hills, fields, forests, and beautiful houses like this one. and the equipment to be used as full as Penang along the way, and on the edge of the hill there is a house for the master, and the big servant has a billiard barn, an army barn, ready to stay as long as he plans a way to go up and down in front of him better than Khao Satta. It was very arrogant, but the trees on the hill had no big ones left, they weren't big enough to grow up. The small trees that were cut were still stumps all around, but in the area of ​​the pavilion, the grass was planted all over the place. Phraya Yuthakarn Kosol was waiting for him in Ranong. 5 Days ago, I originally thought that I had to sleep at Koh Kema beyond the program, one day would shorten the day in Ranong, stay for two nights, but when I saw that he had made it to stay, he invested a lot and the hospitality was willing. really strong So he retired for another day. In the evening, he went down to look around the hills and then went up one of the hills which was in the abdomen of the Phra Rong, similar to the Phra Prik Mountain at Petchaburi, planted a pavilion among the shade trees, where it was quiet during the day. This is not hot with overcast nights, cold mercury to 75 … ”

On April 25, 1890, His Highness gave an edict that “...Phra Ya Ranong asked him to name the pavilion as the royal throne. He would keep it as the place to hold Pipat Sattaya and ask him to name the road as well, so he gave the throne a name Rattanarangsan in order to make it unique. When there is the name of the person who is pleased with him, the name of the palace that is made by him Niwet Khiri..."

Since he would often visit Ranong once, leaving the palace in disrepair, King Rama V gave royal permission to use the throne as a government pavilion and perform ceremonies for the country. as an imprint In addition to the reign of King Rama 5, two other monarchs, King Rama 6 and King Rama 7, also used this palace as a residence when he visited the western southern provinces as well.

Later, the throne had deteriorated over time in the reign of Phraya Damrong Sucharit Mahisorn Phakdi (Kyu Nghe Na Ranong), the governor of Ranong at that time, so he joined with the magistrate of Phuket Province. Renovate and modify the new Rattanarangsan Throne Hall by creating a shape of a 2-storey brick and mortar building, painted white. Construction was completed in 1901. and then use this building as the Ranong City Hall continually.

Until May 1964, Pol. Col. Boonnarong Watthanayon Governor of Ranong Province at that time Having demolished the throne to create a new city hall, the Rattanarangsan Throne Hall has since disappeared from Ranong since then, but there are still traces of stairs and areas to see the monument of King Chulalongkorn (on the historic hill)

Rattanarangsan Throne Hall Was announced in the royal order to be raised as one of 19 palaces in Thailand. and is one of the 6 royal palaces built in the city during the reign of King Chulalongkorn.

In 2002, Ranong Province had a project to build a replica of the Rattanarangsan Throne Hall on Niwet Khiri hill. close to the original area (On the opposite side of Luwang Road)

On June 24, 2004, the Executive Committee of the Rattanarangsan Mansion Replica resolved at the Meeting No. 1/2004 that the replica of the Rattanarangsan Palace should be called "Rattanarangsan Palace (Replica)" and can be called both names because The word throne refers to a building within the palace itself. which was officially opened for viewing in 2005.

Rattanarangsan Palace (Replica) consists of the Rattanarangsan Throne Hall and the garden area surrounding the current Throne Hall open to the public for sightseeing and recreation as a public park.

Rattanarangsan Throne Hall The building is made of Takhianthong wood. Three-storey concrete structure, the ground floor is open. The second floor is an octagonal shape, presently enshrining a scripture table and chairs made of genuine leather, similar in appearance to the Vimanmek Throne Hall, Dusit Palace, Bangkok. and the reclining chair carved in the shape of a rose in accordance with what King Chulalongkorn had used as a place to live and sleep. As for the third floor, the hipped roof is decorated with beautiful fretwork patterns.

There was also an octagonal tower that was about 17 in height. The meter is similar to the Witoon Tasana tower. Bang Pa-In Palace Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province which is a blend of architecture, which is a hipped roof in Thai style decorated with overlapping openwork eaves like Burma.

As for the second floor, there is an ornamental balcony that can walk to see the surrounding scenery. Terracotta tiled terrace floor There is a roof covering the doorway in the shape of eight arches. from the second floor to the third floor There is an internal spiral staircase up to the third floor with windows overlooking the front of the throne. Ranong town on the west border with Thailand and the Union of Myanmar is also another beautiful sunset viewpoint on the Andaman Sea of ​​Ranong.

There is a cannon in front of the throne located at the entrance.

Garden inside Rattanarangsan Palace (replica) Around the throne, there are garden decorations and landscapes with footpaths for walking - running. Chairs to relax as well as a metal sculpture of a glider. This is an important occupation of Ranong people from the past to the present.