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"Suphannahong". In 1984, the Prime Minister of Thailand presented to the United Nations the only exact replica of the Royal Thai barge, "Suphannahong." The replica is one-tenth the size of the actual royal barge. It was carved out of a single trunk of teakwood and was undertaken by the Fine Arts Department of the Ministry of Education of Thailand.
The original barge was completed in 1911 and was used by the King of Thailand in April 1982 during the bicentennial celebration of the founding of Bangkok, the Thai capital. The gift measures 4.49 meters long and .314 meters wide and is decorated with gilded carvings. It is located on the third floor of the Conference Building, the neck area between the General Assembly Building and the Conference Building. |