It was a wealthy entrepreneur named Prasat Vongsakul who collected and reassembled these buildings – he had a big passion for art. He made it into a private museum in 1981. He made his fortune with real-estate.There are several of these buildings, and one of the highlights is a golden teak wood palace. This was inspired by the royal residence which can now be seen at the National Museum, Phra Tamnak Daeng, also known as the Red Palace. It was King Rama I who built it for his sister in 1784. This was the king who founded the current dynasty (now it is the period of HM King Rama IX) and made Bangkok into the capital of Thailand.Photocredits: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sackerman519/758100021/, http://www.flickr.com/photos/sackerman519/758085837/, http://www.flickr.com/photos/tatsushu/3411593860/, http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1377/758100021_d96aa3e375.jpg, http://www.flickr.com/photos/sackerman519/758085133/Tagged as: Bangkok Museum, Khmer shrine, Phra Tamnak Daeng, Prasart Museum Bangkok, Prasart Vongsakul, teakwood buildings, Thai arts, traditional Asian buildings, traditional Thai
