BUDDHAISAWAN CHAPEL (No. 3)

The chapel was built in 1787 to house the important Buddha image, Phra Buddhasihing. Inside the chapel, the mural paintings depict scenes from the life of the Buddha.

PHRA BUDDHASIHING The legend tells that this image was originally made in Sri Lanka and was sent to Sukhothai through Nakhon Si Thammarat. It later travelled to Ayutthaya, Kamphaengphet, Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai before being brough to the Buddhaisawan Chapel in 0787 Phra BuddhasihingSukhothai period (mid 15th century A.D.)Bronze plated with gold, 166 cm. High

SCENE OF THE BUDDHA Visited Tavatimsa and preaching to his mother, Mahamaya and the deities, mural painting in the Buddhaisawan Chapel.

THE RED HOUSE (No. 22)This teak house was originally one of the private living quarters of Princess Sri Sudarak, the elder sister of King Rama I. It was moved from the old palace in Thonburi to the Grand Palace for Queen Sri Suriyen, wife to king Rama II. After King Rama III passed away, one of her sons, King Pin Klao, became the Second King to King Rama IV. He had the house, in which he had once lived as a child, moved here to the Palace of the Prince Successor, now the Museum compound. Today the Red House is furnished in the early Bangkok period style with some of the objects which once belonged to Queen Sri Suriyen.