History of the Grand Palace. The Grand Palace is a magnificent complex of buildings of great significance. Construction of the complex began in 1782 when King Rama I decided to move the capital of Thailand from Thonburi to an area known as Rattanakosin island on the East side of the Chao Phraya river.he Grand Palace served as the official residence of Thai Kings until the reign of King Chulalongkorn at the end of the 19 th century. Today the Palace is used for a number of Royal rituals, state banquets and other official functions.
Eagle River weather and daily current conditions with summary and 5 Day forecast including humidity, precipitation, high and low temperatures presented in Fahrenheit and Celsius, barometric pressure, heat index, wind chill, hourly forecast, sunrise, sunset, wind speed with direction, and more.
Floating the Yukon River: Eagle to Circle. Deep in Interior Alaska, the great Yukon River strikes through bluffs and mountains of an ancient landscape to unmask rocks whose histories reach back a billion years to life's beginnings on Earth. Axis of the region, the silt-laden Yukon here flows constricted and swift through a great geologic fault.