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Grand Palace Garden
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A small garden in a courtyard of the Grand Palace. I loved all the small "accents" that makes it so amazing! The one aspect I'm disappointed with is the chain running across the photo; I tried to clone it out but there's just too much going on! Hopefully it's not excessively noticeable, although I must admit that it detracts somewhat...
The "Grand Palace" complex in Bangkok is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the country. It has an area of about 218,000 sq. meters and is now surrounded by walls but bordered by the river on one side. The walls themselves are 1,900 meters long. Construction began in 1782 and continued into the 20th century. When the Kingdom of Siam restored order following the fall of Ayutthaya, the king lived in Thonburi on the west side of the river. Upon his ascention Rama I moved the center of administration to the other side of the Chao Praya, and built the palace to serve as the royal residence, but also to house offices for various government ministries. Only one remains within the palace walls today, however. King Bhumibol moved the official royal residence to the Chitalada Palace in the Dusit district later. As it's no longer an official royal residence many parts of it are open to visitors, including Boromabian Hall; Amarinda Hall, the original residence of Rama I and the Hall of justice; Dusit Hall; and one of the most often-photographed buildings, the Chakri Maha Prasat. This building has something of a shady past, however; it has not been used as a royal residence since the mysterious death of King Rama VIII, the older brother of the current king, who was found shot dead in his room in 1946. The palace is still occasionally used for ceremonial purposes, however. The palace is also home to Wat Phra Keo, the Chapel of the Emerald Buddha. |
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Hello Terez,
An informative note accompanying this engaging shot. I believe, you could increase the color saturation somewhat without creating even the suggestion of artificiality. Is it a scanned slide/negative or an actual digital shot.
Warm regards,
Bulent
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