History
The district was established by King Chulalongkorn, who wanted to escape the cluttered area of the Rattanakosin Island.
The Vimanmek Palace was constructed in 1900 completely out of teak, and was used as a royal palace for a short time, but was abandoned in 1908. Revived and reconstructed in 1992 it is now a major touristical attraction of the district.
Chitralada Palace was built by King Vajiravudh (Rama VI), and is still the residence of the King of Thailand. The large park around the palace is used by King Bhumibol Adulyadej for agricultural research.
Read more about this topic: Dusit District
Famous quotes containing the word history:
“Systematic philosophical and practical anti-intellectualism such as we are witnessing appears to be something truly novel in the history of human culture.”
—Johan Huizinga (1872–1945)
“Most events recorded in history are more remarkable than important, like eclipses of the sun and moon, by which all are attracted, but whose effects no one takes the trouble to calculate.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“Those who weep for the happy periods which they encounter in history acknowledge what they want; not the alleviation but the silencing of misery.”
—Albert Camus (1913–1960)