Mrigadayavan Palace
A seaside residence of King Vajiravudh at Cha-am, made of golden teak pavilions raised on pillars and linked by long covered walkways. The king stayed here only twice, in the summers of 1924 and 1925.
- Where
- Cha-am, Phetchaburi, Thailand
- Grade
- National monument
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 5 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 12.6978, 99.9633
Get the Mrigadayavan Palace stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Mrigadayavan Palace. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Phetchaburi volume with your photos and a note.
Near Mrigadayavan Palace
Klai Kangwon Palace 12 km
A seaside palace in Hua Hin, commissioned by King Prajadhipok in 1926 and completed in 1933. Its name means 'far from worries', and it was the main summer residence of King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
Hua Hin Railway Station 15 km
A small wooden station on the Southern Line, about 850 metres from the beach, from the days when Bangkok's court first came to Hua Hin by train for the sea air. Its ornate royal waiting pavilion still stands on the platform.
Rajabhakti Park 22 km
A park built by the Royal Thai Army in honour of Thai kings from the Sukhothai period to the Chakri dynasty. Its centrepiece is a row of seven giant bronze statues of past monarchs, and its name means the park built with the people's loyalty.
Phra Ram Ratchaniwet 44 km
A former royal palace in Phetchaburi, built in a European style unusual for Thailand. Better known as Ban Puen Palace, it is now a museum run by the Royal Thai Army.
Phra Nakhon Khiri 46 km
A hilltop palace above Phetchaburi built for King Mongkut, its name meaning 'holy city hill', though locals call it Khao Wang, the hill with the palace. Halls, an observatory and white chedis spread across three peaks, with views over the town and the plain.
Tham Khao Luang 49 km
A great cave in the hills outside Phetchaburi, filled with Buddha images large and small. Shafts of sunlight fall through openings in its roof and light up the images below, best seen around the middle of the day.
Phraya Nakhon Cave 56 km
A cave in Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park, reached by a forested hike over the headland. Its two chambers open to the sky, and in the larger one sunlight falls through a great hole in the roof onto the Kuha Karuhas Pavilion, a small royal pavilion standing on the cave floor.
Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park 57 km
Thailand's first coastal national park, established in 1966, where limestone hills rise beside the Gulf of Thailand. Its name means mountain of three hundred peaks, and it includes the country's largest freshwater marsh.
More national monuments in Phetchaburi
Questions
Where is Mrigadayavan Palace?
Mrigadayavan Palace is in Cha-am, Phetchaburi, Thailand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Klai Kangwon Palace (12 km), Hua Hin Railway Station (15 km), Rajabhakti Park (22 km).
How do I get the Mrigadayavan Palace stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Mrigadayavan Palace and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Phetchaburi volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Mrigadayavan Palace before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Phetchaburi volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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