The colorized B&W photo courtesy of ‘Page Siam Colorization by Noomrattana’ shows the pier, by the Chao Phraya River, that in the future would be the location of Siriraj Hospital.
Back then at the time of this photo (the reign of King Rama IV (1851 – 1868)), the location was the temporary residence for King of Chiangmai when he, with his royalties, came to Bangkok. The type of those boats seen were used in the north especially in Chiangmai.
The colorized B&W photo, of which its original was taken in 1885, courtesy of ‘Sebastian Peet’ shows King Theebaw (1 January 1859 – 19 December 1916 with his wife (middle) and her sister (also his wife)), the last king of Burma and also the last Burmese monarch in the country’s history. His reign ended when the armed force of the Burmese Empire were defeated by the forces of the British Empire in the Third Anglo-Burmese War, on 29 November 1885, prior to its official annexation on 1 January 1886.
As you get older you don't have to wait for Songkran to get wet when you celebrate
And this year, I don't have to go out during Songkran festival to get wet. I can get wet at home and all through the days! So, f..king hot. Just breathing and I am soaked with sweat. Sweat is all over me like a hog in mating season!
I'll be back when it is cool down.
By the way, hope you have fun with the wet...
The colorized B&W photos courtesy of ‘Page Siam Colorization by Noomrattana’ shows Princess Banchopbenchama (1861 – 1892) who was a daughter (55th) of King Rama IV. She was born from a commoner wife who died after birthing her. Shortly before the age of 30, the Princess began to get sick. She coughed up blood and stayed on like this until her death at 30 years of age. She died in the reign of her cousin King Rama V.
Wat Phra Singh was constructed in 1345 in the reign of the fifth king of the Mangrai dynasty. It is located in the western part of the old city center of Chiang Mai. King Rama VIII bestowed upon it the status of Royal temple of the first grade in 1935.
The colorized B&W photo courtesy of ‘Page Siam Colorization by Noomrattana’
The colorized B&W photo, taken in 1906, courtesy of S. Phormma's Colorizations’ shows Princess Savivanh Savang Manivong of Laos (1933 – 4 January 2007) while visiting Thailand in 1955.
Princess Savivanh Savang Manivong was the daughter of King Savang Vatthana, the last king of Laos (1907 – 1978) and Queen Khamphoui.
She was educated in Luang Prabang then furthered for more education in France and England. The Princess served in the court of her father until the fall of the monarchy to the communist forces in 1975. She then went into exile in the city of Nice, France and continued to politically pressure the communist government to provide human rights for women in Laos.
The Ministry of Defence headquarters is a historic building. It sits opposite the Grand Palace in the heart of the historic Rattanakosin Island.
The building, in the neo-Palladian style of the neoclassical movement designed by Italian architect Joachim Grassi, was used to be the location of three former princely palaces in the reign of King Rama I (1782–1809). Later, it served shortly as the Front Soldiers' Barracks in 1882–1884.
By the time of King Rama V (1868–1910), the palaces had become disused, and parts of the site were occupied by granaries, stables and silkworm-rearing houses. Since the ministry's establishment in 1887, it has become the headquarter of the Ministry of Defence.
The colorized B&W photo is courtesy of ‘S. Phormma's Colorizations'.
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