Equestrian Statue King Rama 5
I have been to King Rama 5 Monument on last Friday in the morning. This place is located in front of Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall in Dusit Palace, Dusit, Bangkok.
On 24 June 1932, the plaza and the throne hall witnessed one of the most important events in Thai history as the People's Party staged a bloodless revolution that transformed the country from absolute monarchy to democratic constitutional monarchy. The plaza was the rally site for People's Party supporters demanding the constitution. The first permanent constitution was ceremoniously granted in the Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall on 10 December 1932. Next to the plaza is Amporn Garden, the venue of the annual Red Cross Fair. Dusit Zoo is also located near the plaza. At the center of the plaza is the Equestrian Statue of King Chulalongkorn Rama V, the Great Beloved King. King Chulalongkorn is revered as the man who elevated Thailand’s status in the world by abolishing slavery and forming strong allegiances with the world’s then ‘superpowers’ - Britain, France, America and Russia. Over the years, many Thai’s respect for their former monarch has grown to a point where he is now the object of worship.
There is a firm belief in the former king’s ability to bring good fortune, especially to those in business. Devotees place candles and incense sticks at the foot of the statue and leave gifts of flowers and brandy – the monarch’s favourite drink – in the hope their prayers will be answered. Tuesday (the day Chulalongkorn was born) sees most activity with countless people lost in prayer around the statue. The king actively pursued a policy of “modernizing” the country and had a number of Europeans in his service to oversee such projects as the building of the first railway in Thailand.
On October 23 of every year, a national holiday, people from all walks of life pay homage to this great king by laying wreaths at his Equestrian Statue setting up at the Royal Plaza. there will be the people of the more they came to one of the offerings in the equestrian statue was always, especially in the night on Tuesday, and on his birthday of him with the belief that will be ombudsman to wait for an audience King Rama 5 by the at 4 p.m. and he will come, and his throne at the Equestrian Statue in the most popular with some of the offering is a rose, pink with the belief that roses that is the beauty and the thorn sharply.
The best time to witness this activity around the statue is early evening, just after dark. The statue is at the edge of Lumpimi Park, directly opposite Silom MRT station. The nearest BTS station is Saladaeng. These buses will take you close to the park such as Bus number: 2, 25, 38, 40, 48, 93 Air-conditioned bus number: 1, 2, 8, 11, 13, 38.
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