Bangkok Thailand-1984: Upward Tilt Past Rounded Topiary to an Ornate Palace Spire

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Year1984
Decade1980s
LocationBangkok, Thailand
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1984 · Bangkok, Thailand
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

royal architecture
ornamental gardening
travel
cultural heritage
architectural observation
landscape design

Shot type: wide
Camera: tilt · handheld · Low angle looking upward at the facade, roof and spire
Setting: outdoor · Landscaped royal palace grounds with ornamental trees and elaborate architecture
Time and weather: daytime · undetermined · Partly cloudy
Lighting: Natural daylight with bright clouds and shaded facade details
People: 0 · No clearly discernible people.
Landmarks: Chakri Maha Prasat Hall · Grand Palace
Objects: rounded topiary trees · arched windows · pale palace facade · tiered spire · ornate roof gables · gilded roof trim · decorative lamps · balustrade · clouds
Colors: cream · green · gold · blue · white · reddish brown
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: High

Moments in the footage

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Rounded topiary fills the foreground before arched palace windows.
The upward tilt reveals more of the ornate roof and central tower.
The slender spire rises against clouds as the lower facade leaves the framing.

Upward Tilt Past Rounded Topiary to an Ornate Palace Spire — Clip Details

Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand, circa 1984 home movie footage shows rounded topiary trees before a pale facade lined with tall arched windows. A single upward tilt follows the sculpted foliage toward an ornate roof with gilded trim and a tall central spire. Smaller roofs and decorative lamps appear near the lower edge before the framing rises into blue sky and broad white clouds.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004666

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People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1984 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Bangkok, Thailand Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: This circa 1984 Bangkok view supports documentary requests for Thai royal architecture, ornamental gardens and visitor-shot travel footage.
Period detail: The film rendering supports an older home-movie appearance, but the historic facade, roof and topiary do not narrowly date the scene.
Home-movie behavior: The visitor's upward tilt moves from sculpted trees toward a prominent roof spire, recording an architectural detail that caught the camera operator's attention.
What appears in frame: The view contains rounded tree crowns, branching trunks, arched windows, a pale facade, gilded gables, decorative lamps and a tall spire beneath clouds.
Film character: Visible grain, soft focus, muted color and slight handheld drift accompany the uneven brightness of the projected-film capture.
Edit role: Use it as an architectural cutaway or a short establishing detail between wider Grand Palace views.
Historical context: The composition places clipped ornamental planting before a palace facade that combines repeated arched windows with elaborate Thai roof forms.
Research note: Film copyright is separate from permissions concerning the royal property and ornamental designs; no identifiable faces or readable logos are discernible.
Research search match: Matches searches for Bangkok Grand Palace topiary, Chakri Maha Prasat Hall exterior and circa 1984 Thai travel home movies on small-gauge film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel's ornate temple entrance, gilded columns and gilded gable, then with Bangkok views circa 1984 or other palace garden details.

Still Frames From This Clip

Grand Palace, Bangkok, circa 1984: rounded topiary fills the foreground before arched windows, decorative lamps and an ornate pointed roof. — Sculpted tree crowns overlap the palace facade and smaller roof at right.
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Chakri Maha Prasat Hall in Bangkok, circa 1984, with its arched facade, gilded roof ornament and clustered topiary crowns. — The rising view brings the ornate palace roof above the foreground trees.
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Bangkok's Chakri Maha Prasat Hall, circa 1984: a tiered spire and gilded gables rise above the facade and clipped trees. — The tiered central tower becomes prominent against bright clouds.
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Grand Palace in Bangkok, circa 1984: the upward view centers a slender spire against clouds, with ornate roofs and topiary below. — The high framing emphasizes the spire against a broad cloudy sky.
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