Sanam Chandra Palace
THAI NAME: พระราชวังสนามจันทร์ LOCATION: Amphoe Mueang District in Nakhon Pathom GPS: 13.818818, 100.045763 Sanam Chan Palace is located in the town of Nakhon
Read moreNakhon Pathom is a very old city which has been a centre of the Dvaravati civilisation. Over 2,000 years ago, a Buddhism missionary from lndia was sent to introduce Buddhism and its philosophy to a land called Suwannaphum, which had Nakhon Pathom as its capital. Phra Pathom Chedi was the important structure of the kingdom. The prosperous city was abandoned in the 12th century. A new community settled down after the renovation of Phra Pathom Chedi was completed in the reign of King Rama V of Bangkok period.
Nakhon Pathom is 56 kilometres west of Bangkok. It is administratively divided into 6 districts (Amphoes): Muang Nakon Pathom, Nakhon Chaisi, Sam Phran, Bang Len, Kampheang Saen, Don Tum, and 1 sub-district: King Amphoe Phutthamonthon.
THAI NAME: พระราชวังสนามจันทร์ LOCATION: Amphoe Mueang District in Nakhon Pathom GPS: 13.818818, 100.045763 Sanam Chan Palace is located in the town of Nakhon
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