Vimanmek Palace: The world’s largest golden teak mansion
Home to King Rama V
The Vimanmek Palace
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Vimanmek, a beautiful three-story mansion, is considered the largest golden teak building in the world, with some 80-odd rooms.
Built in 1900, by King Chulalongkorn (Rama V), it remained a royal residence after his death, but was used only for storage after 1932.
In 1982, Queen Sirikit led the effort to reopen the palace as a museum and repository for the effects of Rama V.
Today, this exceptional example of royal residential architecture, still used by Queen Sirikit for occasional royal functions, is open to the public.
Beauty in Detail
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Daily tours occur in Thai and English each half-hour, from 8:30 am – 3:30 pm.
If you purchased a ticket to the Royal Palace, you may use it the same day to visit Vimanmek.
If not, tickets are 100 baht.
The ticket is also good for several other museums on the grounds, including the Abhisek Throne Room, a magnificently carved Victorian-Moorish edifice that sits just east of the mansion.
Abhisek houses Queen Sirikit’s collection of textiles and folk arts.
Abhisek Throne Room
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From areas in Bangkok not adjacent to the Vimanmek area, we recommend taking the Chao Phraya river taxi to the Tha Payap pier, then taxing to the palace.
Tickets (if you are not coming directly from the Grand Palace), are purchased at kiosks near the Ratchawithi, Rathchasima, and U-Thong roads entrances.
Vimanmek Mansion GPS: N13°46.453’ E100°30.744’
