The Royal Cemetery is located at the western side of the grounds of Wat Ratchabophit in Bangkok.
Wat Ratchabophit or formally Wat Ratchabophit Sathit Maha Simaram Ratcha Wora Maha Wihan, is a Buddhist temple on Atsadang Road, Bangkok, along Khlong Khu Mueang Doem, not far from Wat Pho and the Grand Palace. The temple was built during the reign of King Chulalongkorn. The abbott of the termple is Somdet Phra Ariyavongsagatanana, the current Supreme Patriarch of Thailand.
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The cemetery contains monuments to numerous members of the Thai Royal Family, particularly those most closely related to King Chulalongkorn. Each monument is given a number, displayed externally at the base of the structure in Thai numerals. There are 34 in all, but one (No. 3) has been removed.
Monuments to Chulalongkorn's Queens Consort
Sunandha Nusavarya Memorial Rangsi Vadhana MemorialSaovabha Pratisthana MemorialSukhumala Narumitra Memorial
Among the many monuments in the grounds are four prominent white buildings, each dedicated to one of King Chulalongkorn's four principal wives. They also contain the ashes of descendants of the wives to whom they are dedicated. These four structures are listed below with their designated memorial numbers in parentheses. The interred include:
Kannabhorn Bejaratana, was the Princess of Siam. She was a member of Siamese Royal Family. She is a daughter of King Chulalongkorn. She was given full name from her father as Kannabhorn Bejaratana Sohbhandasaniyalak Akaravorarajakumari
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Princess Unnamed (1893)
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Sirabhorn Sobhon, was the Princess of Siam. She was a member of Siamese Royal Family. She is a daughter of Chulalongkorn, King Rama V of Siam.
Sri Savarindira, also known as Savang Vadhana, was a consort and half-sister of Chulalongkorn, but she was not the Rajini or the highest ranked consort. After her first grandson's accession to power in 1935, she became known as Somdetch Phra Phan Vassa Ayika Chao. All her children died before her, so she lived to see her grandsons Ananda Mahidol and Bhumibol Adulyadej take the throne.
Maha Vajirunhis, Crown Prince of Siam was the first Crown Prince of the Chakri dynasty. He was the first son of King Chulalongkorn and Queen Savang Vadhana who were half-siblings.
Princess Vichitra Chiraprabha was the Princess of Siam. She was a member of Siamese Royal Family, the daughter of Chulalongkorn.
The other monuments come in a variety of shapes, styles and sizes. The number associated with each monument is shown in parentheses. Monument No. 3 is defunct and no longer extant, its contents having been moved into Monument No. 2.
Chao Chom Manda Sae Monument (1)
This is a Gothic-style masonry structure with marble floor and stairs, and the base is adorned with mountains.
Referred to as the "Little Temple," it is a single story, four-walled house of European style, with a tiled roof. The wooden doors and windows feature stained glass panels. Within are housed the ashes of two consorts of King Rama V from the Bunnag family (Pae and Mod) and their descendants. These include:
This monument is modeled after Prang Sam Yot, a temple in Lopburi. It is adorned with Khmer style artwork. Naga stairs lead to doors whose frames are topped with ornate brick-and-stucco cornices and trim. Those whose ashes are housed here include Princess Consort Saisavali Bhiromya and her progeny.
Chao Chom Manda Chin, consort of Ladawan, Prince Bhumindra Bhakdi
A round column decorated with flowers atop a square base. On top of the column's capital there is a sculpture of a cloth-draped urn. Inside are the ashes of the 84th child of King Rama V, born to Chao Chom Chiu Kapitatha.
A square-cross-sectioned plinth atop a hexagonal base adorned with large stones. There is a marble plaque on the plinth. On the stone parapet is a wreath.
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