Dusit Maha Prasat Palace in the Grand Palace, Bangkok

The elaborately or na ment ed porch facades conform with old pictures of the ancient Thai prasat building. The gilded lacquer work between the windows is styled after the paintings at Wat Nang Nong in Thon Buri, Bangkok. They show the yearly succession of state ceremonies which were recorded by King Rama V. More precisely, the murals depict events of a governmental, religious, military and diplomatic nature and the tradition al Thai way of life, Muang Boran has established these tempera murals to foster a revival of the techniques and styles used in traditional Thai mural paintings which have steadily been dying out since the King Rama III.