Government House of Thailand: Difference between revisions

{{shortShort description|Offices of the Prime Minister of Thailand and appointed cabinet ministers}}

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| name = Government House

| native_name = ทำเนียบรัฐบาล

| logo = Seal of the Office of the Prime Minister of Thailand.svg

| logo_size = 70px = 75px

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| map_type = Thailand

| location_town = [[Bangkok]]

| addresslocation_country = [[Thailand]]
| address = 1 Phitsanulok Road [[Dusit District]] 10300

| coordinates = {{coord|13.7631|100.5120|format=dms|type:landmark_region:TH|display=inline,title}}

| architect = {{ubl|[[Corrado Feroci]]|[[Ercole Manfredi]]}}

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| construction_start_date = {{Start date and age|1925|1|1}}

| current_tenants = [[PrayutPrime Minister of Chan-o-chaThailand]]

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| owner = [[Government of Thailand]]

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| style = [[Venetian Gothic architecture|Venetian Gothic]]

'''Government House''' ({{lang-th|ทำเนียบรัฐบาล}}; {{RTGS|''thamniap ratthaban''}}) refers to the offices of the [[Prime Minister of Thailand]] and appointed cabinet ministers.<ref>{{citation|title=Thai Khu Fa... the House of Glory|periodical=Thailand Illustrated|volume=17|issue=3|date=September–December 2000|issn=0125-0159|publisher=Public Relations Department|url=http://thailand.prd.go.th/ebook_bak/story.php?idmag=1&idstory=5|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928154213/http://thailand.prd.go.th/ebook_bak/story.php?idmag=1&idstory=5 |archivedate=2011-09-28|accessdate=2009-02-17}}</ref> It contains conference rooms and is used for state functions and receptions of foreign guests. It consists of several palace-like structures extending over {{convert|11|acre|m2}}.

King [[Vajiravudh]] (Rama VI) commissioned the Italian architect [[Annibale Rigotti]] to design the main building in 1923, although construction would remain incomplete as Rigotti returned to Italy after the king's death in 1925. The house was originally called ''Baan Norasingha'' ({{lang-th|บ้านนรสิงห์}}). Initially intended as a family residence for one of the king's favorite generals, General Chao Phraya Ram Rakop, the building became the prime minister's office in 1941. Prime Minister [[Plaek Phibunsongkhram]] then assigned Italian sculptor and artist [[Corrado Feroci]] to complete construction (also working on the building at this point was the architect [[Ercole Manfredi]]). The main building is crowned with a golden dome housing a statue of [[Phra Phrom]] ([[Brahma]]) and its façade resembles that of the [[Ca' d'Oro]] Palazzo in [[Venice]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Government House Bangkok, the Palace of Gold |url=https://www.tour-bangkok-legacies.com/government-house.html |website=Tour Bangkok Legacies |accessdate=29 November 2019}}</ref>

The Thai-Khu-Fah Building ({{lang-th|ตึกไทยคู่ฟ้า}}) is an important building on the Government House grounds. The building is home to the [[Cabinet of Thailand]] and the [[Office of the Prime Minister (Thailand)|Office of the Prime Minister]]. The prime minister does not live in this building. The [[Phitsanulok Mansion]] nearby is the official residence of the prime minister.

The building has two floors with a neo-[[Venetian Gothic architecture]] combined with [[Byzantine art]] and one staircase. On the roof there is a small shrine to [[Brahma|LordPhra BrahmaPhrom]].

Downstairs are three lounges. The first is the Golden Dome Room ({{lang-th|ห้องโดมทอง}}) on the south side of the building for the prime minister's guests. The second is the Ivory Room ({{lang-th|ห้องสีงาช้าง}}) which is in front of the Golden Dome Room and adjacent to the right, which is a lounge for official visitors of the prime minister. The third is the Purple Room ({{lang-th|ห้องสีม่วง}}), which is on the ground floor to the right-hand side of the building. This is a lounge for the visitors of the deputy prime minister and other cabinet ministers.

The building has a small conference room called the Green Room ({{lang-th|ห้องสีเขียว}}) for the Board of Committees, chaired by the prime minister. The upper floor of the building houses the prime minister's office, the offices of political officers, and the old cabinet conference room.

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File:2009 Prince Mahidol Award Recipients.jpg|PremierPrime Minister [[Abhisit Vejjajiva]] (right) with guests in the Ivory Room

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