The Pavilion, utilized as the royal seat to witness
the elephant round up, is situated north of the city island. In the
past wild elephants would be trained here to become war or transport
animals. It is thought that in the Ayutthaya period the stockade was
inside the city wall, but this one was built later and was used up
until the Bangkok period. In the middle of the stockade is a shrine
where the elephant guardian is supposed to reside. Posts made of whole
timbers form the fence where elephants were tied up during the
training. An elephant round-up was demonstrated here in 1890, during
the reign of King Rama V, for the benefit of the Tsarevitch, who later
became Nicholas II of Russia, during his visit to Siam.
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