Welcome to Rachamankha, Chiangmai Thailand
The Rachmankha
is much more than just a hotel. It is an experience.
For the owner, who are two of Thailand's most
famous designers and architects, it is a creation
of love and a treasury of Lanna art and Chinese
antiquities, which can be found in every guest
room and throughout the hotel. The combination
of Lanna art and interior design, and the temple
style architecture has created a haven of peace
– the kind that penetrates you and touches you
heart. This is an ideal hotel for people in need
of rest and relaxation.
The design of
the hotel is taken from the viharn (chapel) of
one of Thailand's most beautiful of temples, Wat
Phra That Lampang Luang in Lampang province, which
is why the hotel look and feels like a temple.
The hotel is planned according to ancient principles
of Chinese architecture because the architecture
and interior designer want the hotel to reflect
the Chinese roots of Thai architecture. The interior
design is based on northern Thai Lanna culture,
which is a of Chinese, Dai, Laotian, Lua, and
Burmese culture. This accounts for why the hotel
is full of Chinese antiques and exemplifies the
art and architectural features of all of these
cultures. Altogether, the hotel is a cultural
masterpiece.
One of the uppermost
aims of creating the Rachamankha was
to enable tourists to experience – feel and touch
– genuine Lanna culture, even though it will take
many years to recoup the enormous cost of construction
and decoration. No expense has been spared to
create this experience, and indeed, many items
of Lanna furniture and many of the decorative
pieces of Lanna culture were bought in China,
Burma and Lao.
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