Grand Palace Audio Guide
Explore Grand Palace with Stanza's GPS-triggered offline audio guide.
About the Tour
The Grand Palace has been the official residence of the Kings of Siam since 1782. It is a complex of buildings located in the heart of Bangkok that serves as a major site for royal ceremonies and tourism.
What you will hear
Museum of the Emerald Buddha Temple
Housed in a former barracks, this museum provides essential context on the temple's history, featuring architectural models and rescued artifacts.
The Horned Chofa
These long, horn-like sculptures are known as 'Chofa,' the elegant finials that grace the peaks of temple roofs throughout the Grand Palace.
Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of the Emerald Buddha)
The most sacred Buddhist temple in Thailand, designed as a physical representation of Buddhist and Hindu cosmology.
Temple of the Emerald Buddha
This sacred site is a physical representation of the center of the Buddhist universe, intended to inspire awe through its divine geometry.
The Golden Garudas
Lining the exterior of the main chapel, 112 identical golden Garudas clutch serpents in a rhythmic pattern that symbolizes the king’s divine nature.
Phra Mondop
An exquisite library built to house the Tripitaka (sacred Buddhist scriptures), featuring walls covered in tiny green glass mosaics.
Entrance of the Library
Guarding the stairs of the library are two giant golden 'Apsara-singha' statues—mythical half-lion, half-human figures that serve as celestial protectors.
The Royal Pantheon (Prasat Phra Thep Bidon)
This pavilion houses life-sized statues of the kings of the Chakri Dynasty and is only opened to the public on specific holidays.
The Royal Pantheon
This cross-shaped building houses life-sized statues of the kings of the Chakri Dynasty and is opened to the public only once a year on Chakri Day.
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