National Museum of Royal Barges

The dock and barges sustained severe bombing damage during World War II, but in 1949 they were restored by the Fine Arts Department as part of the Thai cultural heritage.

Repairs were completed and the dock became the National Museum of Royal Barges in 1972.

Bangkok Period Royal Barge Heritage 3.1 Building process 3.2 Description of the figureheads 3.3 The royal barge procession 3.4 Relevance to Thai art history 4.

Royal Barge Procession Chants 5.1 The percussion instruments 5.2 Meaning of the song 6.

6.1 Full history of the Royal barge Suphannahong 6.2 Art and craftsmanship 6.3 Award