The Audience Hall of Thon Buri

The Audience Hall or the former hall of the Palace of King Taksin now functions as the Headquarters of the Navy. It is a one-storey Thai style building with three wings and a mul ti t iered roof. The au di ence hall is composed of two abutting brick and plaster build ings.  The first frontal structure is the au di ence hall or Thong-Phra-Rong proper. The hall is roofed with porcelain tiles. The brick floor where the courtiers sat is raised one step above the ground. The throne from which the king made his pronouncements is a stepped wooden moon stone raised 1.20 meters high with 2 flanking staircases.  

The second building is normally called the Lateral Hall of Phra Thi Nang Khwang which for mer ly served as the kings private quarters. The floor is made from timber planks. The walls of the kings bedchamber in the audience hall at Muang Boran are covered with murals painted by Mr. Kraisorn Srisuwan and his company. The story is depicted from the chron i cles telling Thai history during the fall of Ayutthaya in 1767 A.D. and the es tab lish ment of Thon Buri, new capital.

The interior decoration and furniture has preserved a Chinese atmosphere. Visitors may be impressed with the historical ac tiv i ties and achievements of the king por trayed in the throne hall.

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