The Grand Palace will probably be on the itineraries of most first-time travelers to Bangkok. That's because the complex once served as the residence for multiple Thai kings, their royal courts ...

King Rama X was born on July 28, 1952. His full name means "adorned with jewels or thunderbolts." He was educated first at a palace school in Bangkok, then prep and boarding schools in the United ...

which stands as a historic landmark at the heart of modern Bangkok. The palace was built in 1782 during the reign of King Rama I, when the monarch decided to move the capital to the left bank of ...