Phra Narai Ratcha Niwet (King Narai's Palace) 
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Phra Narai Ratcha Niwet (King Narai's Palace)
The main entrance to King Narai's Palace (as it came to be called at the time of the major renovations by King Rama IV in the 19th c.) is on Surasak Road, but it can also be entered from the side on the river. This would have had the landing stage where most kings would have arrived in Lopburi, since they tended to travel here by river. However, the tour that follows starts at the main entrance.
The palace precinct is divided up by walls, with gateways, into several courtyards. The most interesting features are to be found in the inner courtyard.
The whole compound is enclosed in majestic walls topped by battlements. Large parts of the old complex are 17th c. and were designed and built by King Narai. The more modern buildings added later owe their appearance to King Mongkut who had many buildings demolished and put new ones in their place, apart, that is, from the Chanthara Phisan Pavilion which was in a relatively good state of preservation and therefore worth restoring.
The main entrance to King Narai's Palace (as it came to be called at the time of the major renovations by King Rama IV in the 19th c.) is on Surasak Road, but it can also be entered from the side on the river. This would have had the landing stage where most kings would have arrived in Lopburi, since they tended to travel here by river. However, the tour that follows starts at the main entrance.
The palace precinct is divided up by walls, with gateways, into several courtyards. The most interesting features are to be found in the inner courtyard.
The whole compound is enclosed in majestic walls topped by battlements. Large parts of the old complex are 17th c. and were designed and built by King Narai. The more modern buildings added later owe their appearance to King Mongkut who had many buildings demolished and put new ones in their place, apart, that is, from the Chanthara Phisan Pavilion which was in a relatively good state of preservation and therefore worth restoring.
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Ruins in Phra Narai Ratchaniwet (King Narai's palace).
