Giant king statues in Hua Hin, Thailand is finished

The army has finished installing the last of seven

giant statues of famed Thai kings in Hua Hin, with a

bronze statue of King Chulalongkorn the last to be

erected on Sunday.

HISTORY

The army has finished installing the seven giant

statues of famed Thai kings at Ratchapakdi Park in

Hua Hin district of Prachuap Khiri Khan.

The statue of King Chulalongkorn is erected at

Ratchapakdi Park on Sunday. (Photo by Pattarapong

Chatpattarasill)
A bronze statue of King Chulalongkorn, which was

transported from a casting factory in Bangkok, was

the last to be erected in the new park, now under

construction, on Sunday. The other statues are of

King Ramkhamhaeng the Great, King Naresuan the

Great, King Narai the Great, King Taksin the Great,

King Buddha Yodfa Chulalok the Great, and King

Mongkut.

After the installation, artists from six casting

factories in Nakhon Pathom, Lop Buri, Ayutthaya,

Pathum Thani and Bangkok, where the statues were

made, will decorate the 13.9-metre-tall and six-

metre-wide images.

A religious ceremony presided over by Prime Minister

Prayut Chan-o-cha will be held on Aug 19.

The park, located on 222 rai in an army compound

near the Klai Kangwon Palace, is intended to

demonstrate people’s loyalty to the royal

institution.

The 700-million-baht park will also function as a

venue for civic occasions, a tourist attraction and

a place for public education on Thai history. A 91-

rai area is designated for important ceremonies, a

museum and an exhibition centre under the kings’

statues to display the profiles and contributions of

all former monarchs.

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