Situated within the same compound walls in the heart of the city,these two venues are the most frequented by foreign travellers native residents alike. The Grand Palace, besides being famous for the uniquely impressive buildings it comprises, is also the site chosen by the first monarch of the Chakri Dynasty, King Rama 1 (1782-1809),to build his residence. Just outside the Wat Pra Keao complex is Lak Muang, the city's sacred boundary stone. Inside the complex is the most beautiful and important temple in Thailand. It's here the visitors can see, carved from a single block of jasper, the hightly revered Buddha image of Pra Keao Marakot. Open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. and from 1:00p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
