The Royal Palace or The Ancient Palace is located near Wat Mongkol Borpit temple in the UNESCO Historical Park.
Currently there are only the remains of the building's bases without extensive restoration. The best ruins to see are at Wat Phra Si Sanphet. To access the former royal palace you pass through this site and can see the amazing architecture of the Ayutthaya era.
It is presumed that King U-Thong ordered construction of this palace when he stayed in the small Vienglek palace in 1347. Once he successfully formed Bangkok in 1350, he moved to stay in this new palace near Nhon Sanon. The area, where Phra Thinang or throne halls were originally constructed of wood. The original palace is located in the area of Wat Phra Si Sanphet.
Later in 1448, King Phra Borom Trai Lokkanart offered the area of the former palace to be built as a temple in the royal palace area. The temple is "Wat Phra Si Sanphet". Then he ordered construction of a new royal palace located in the north, close to the Lopburi ...
Thai League 1, also known as T1, is the top tier of the Thai football league system. It was founded in 1996 as the Thailand Soccer League and has evolved into a 16-club professional competition with promotion and relegation to Thai League 2. Seasons typically run from August to May, featuring a double round-robin format where each team plays 30 matches. Over the years, the league has grown in professionalism, attracting international talent while maintaining strong local rivalries, and it now serves as a key pathway for Thai clubs in Asian competitions like the AFC Champions League. Buriram United has dominated much of the modern era with multiple titles.
Port FC, also known as the Port Lions or Singha-Jao-Ta, was founded in 1967 as Port Authority of Thailand Football Club. Based in Bangkok’s Khlong Toei district, the club enjoyed a golden age in the late 1960s and 1970s, winning multiple Kor Royal Cup titles and establishing itself as a powerhouse in Thai football. It has secured several Thai...
The Moscow Kremlin stands as the historic heart of Russia, a fortified complex on Borovitsky Hill overlooking the Moskva River, where grand princes and tsars once resided and where the Russian Orthodox Church held its most sacred ceremonies for centuries.
At the center of this UNESCO World Heritage site lies Cathedral Square, dominated by three magnificent cathedrals that embody the fusion of traditional Russian architecture with influences from Italian Renaissance masters invited by Ivan III in the late 15th century to elevate Moscow as the successor to Byzantine and Kievan Rus’ traditions.
These structures, built primarily between the 1470s and early 1500s, served not only as places of worship but also as stages for coronations, royal weddings, baptisms, and burials, symbolizing the close intertwining of spiritual and political power in medieval and imperial Russia.
The Cathedral of the Assumption, also known as the Dormition Cathedral, is the oldest and most significant of the group, completed...
Red Square stands as the vibrant historic heart of Moscow, a vast cobblestone expanse that captures centuries of Russian power, faith, and resilience in one unforgettable setting. Flanked by the imposing red-brick walls of the Kremlin to the west, the elegant GUM department store to the east, the State Historical Museum to the north, and the whimsical silhouette of St. Basil’s Cathedral to the south, the square invites visitors to wander freely at any hour. Its open layout allows you to absorb the grandeur while imagining the parades, proclamations, and pivotal moments that unfolded here over the ages.
The star of Red Square is St. Basil’s Cathedral, officially known as the Cathedral of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat. Built in the 1550s under Ivan the Terrible to celebrate the conquest of Kazan, this masterpiece features a cluster of nine chapels unified under a single foundation, crowned by its iconic, multicolored onion domes that look almost like a fairy-tale ...
