Palace & château
Sanam Chandra Palace
🇹🇭 Thailand
Sanam Chandra Palace (Thai: พระราชวังสนามจันทร์; RTGS: Sanam Chan; "Moon Plaza") is a palace complex built by Vajiravudh in Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand, 56 km (35 mi) west of Bangkok. The palace complex is about a kilometer away from the Phra Pathommachedi. The complex consists of five buildings and a Ganesh shrine. Part of the palace is also the site of Silpakorn University, Sanam Chandra Palace Campus since 1965.
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Sanam Chandra Palace ranks #3,568 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #7 of the 17 mapped in Thailand. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,686 times in the last 60 days, more than 73% of the atlas. The nearest day-trip guide is Bangkok, 51 km away. See how Thailand compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Sanam Chandra Palace?
Sanam Chandra Palace stands in Thailand, at 13.81896°, 100.04608°.
How famous is Sanam Chandra Palace?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #3,568 of 8,133 worldwide, and #7 in Thailand. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Sanam Chandra Palace?
Wichien Chodok Fort, about 39 km away.
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