Phra Nakhon Khiri Historical Park

Historical park on a hill in Thailand

Phra Nakhon Khiri Historical Park

อุทยานประวัติศาสตร์พระนครคีรี

Wat Phra Kaeo

Type| Historical palace with museum
Nearest city| Phetchaburi
Coordinates| 13°06′32″N 99°56′11″E﻿ / ﻿13.1089°N 99.9365°E﻿ / 13.1089; 99.9365
Created| 1979
Status| Historical Park, Thailand

Phra Nakhon Khiri (Thai: อุทยานประวัติศาสตร์พระนครคีรี) is a historical park in Phetchaburi, Thailand on a hill overlooking the city.[1] The name Phra Nakhon Khiri means 'holy city hill', but locals know it better as Khao Wang, meaning 'hill with palace'.[2]

The park consists of three building groups on the three peaks of the 95 m hill.[1] On the western peak is the palace with adjoining structures. On the middle or central peak is a big chedi named Phra That Chom Phet. The eastern peak houses the Wat Phra Kaeo, the royal temple, built similarly to the Wat Phra Kaeo in Bangkok. The whole complex was built as a summer palace by King Mongkut, with construction finished in 1860.[3]

The site was registered as a historical park on 27 August 1979, with two of the palace buildings now housing a branch of the Thai National Museum.[4]

## Gallery

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*   *   *   *   *   * Funicular to the top of Khao Wang

* Khao Wang and Phra Nakhon Khiri Historical Park at night

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## References

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1. ^ a b "Phra Nakhon Khiri Historical Park". Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Retrieved 1 May 2019.
2. ^ "เขาวัง พระนครคีรี พระราชวังบนภูเขาแห่งแรกของไทย Khao Wang, Phra Nakhon Khiri, the first mountain palace in Thailand". Emagtravel (in Thai). 21 August 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
3. ^ "Phra Nakhon Khiri Historical Park". Museum Thailand. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
4. ^ "ประวัติพระนครคีรี Phra Nakhon Khiri History". phranakhonkhiri. Retrieved 1 May 2019.

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