Old Parliament House, Bangkok
building in Bangkok, Thailand
The Parliament House of Thailand (Thai: อาคารรัฐสภาไทย) was a building which was the main place for meetings of the National Assembly, the legislative branch of the Government of Thailand from 1974 to 2018. The legislature is a bicameral body, consisting of two chambers: the higher chamber (The Senate of Thailand), and the lower one (House of Representatives of Thailand). The Parliament House of Thailand is in the Dusit District of the capital, Bangkok. In 2019, the legislature moved into a new building named The Sappaya-Sapasathan, which became the new parliament house.
History
After the first general election to the National Assembly in 1933, King Prajadhipok gave the Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall to the new legislature. The Throne Hall was previously part of Dusit Palace. Throughout the years, the composition of the National Assembly increased and the Throne Hall became too small to accommodate all the members and the parliament's support offices. Three attempts were made to build a new building, however, each failed because the government in power was unseated before a budget could be appropriated. King Bhumibol Adulyadej appropriated to the National Assembly royal land immediately north of the Throne Hall for the site of the new Parliament House. Construction began on 5 November 1970, with a budget of 51,027,360 baht.
“Old Parliament House, Bangkok” enters the record as building in Bangkok, Thailand. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Parliament, House and Bangkok can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 19, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6647892. Authority coordinates are 13.774, 100.514. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1974, 2018, 2019 and 1933.
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