(The Royal Palaces and Halls)
Sivamok Phimarn Throne Hall forms a part of the Boworn Sathan Mongkhon Palace, or Palace of the Front. HRH Prince Mahasurasinghanart had the Sivamok Phimarn Throne Hall built as an audience chamber and for the performance of other royal ceremonies.
Sivamok Phimarn is now a part of the national museum and houses pre-historical exhibits as well as exhibits relating to the Sukhothai, Ayutthaya and Ratanakosin periods.
The one-storey brick building is in Thai style, with a tiled roof and decorated with chor fa, bai raka and hang hong. The gables are decorated with lacquer and gold leaf on a colored glass base. The eastern gable depicted Narai riding a garuda while the western gable depicted Brahma riding hong (phoenix).
Sivamok Phimarn is an audience hall similar to the Song Puen Throne Hall in the Ayutthaya period. Hence it is also called "Song Puen Throne Hall"
HRH Prince Mahasurasinghanart had the Sivamok Phiman Throne Hall built at the same time as King Rama I was building Bangkok as the capital. The hall was initially used for holding royal audiences and making merit. Later, the royal audience function was removed to Phra Wimarn Throne Hall. Sivamok Phimarn continued to be used for royal merit making ceremonies.
The original Sivamok Phimarn had been built of wood. In the Third Reign, HRH Princess Mahasakdi Pholasep ordered it to be enlarged and rebuilt with bricks. It was still designed as an audience chamber, with walls on the south and west sides. Later, walls were completed on all four sides.
In 1887, in the Fifth Reign, Sivamok Phimarn Throne Hall was turned into a museum and used as the Wajirayan library for housing Thai manuscripts and stone inscriptions.
Constructed in the First Reign, 1782
Located at the National Museum, Na Phra That Road, Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok
Tel. +662224-1370
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