With a sense of royal grace of King Bhumipol for giving the royal permission to King’s College Association Under the Royal Patronage to build the King Bhumibol statue located in King’s College Under the Royal Patronage. To design the great work; the base of King Bhumibol Statue with elegance, befitting with the royal honor, and presenting our loyalty. As aforementioned, it was the beginning point to gather the concepts of design, from the remember, the relationship and the impression during studying in this college, and to use them as the inspirations to create a great and priceless work, suitably with the King Bhumibol Statue. The details of concepts are below.

Cassia fistula flower or “Golden Shower” is the flower symbol of King’s College Under the Royal Patronage. Its yellowish means the fresh, Monday’s color; the day of King Bhumibol’s birthday, and Golden Shower was conferred by King Bhumibol as a flower symbol of the college. The concept to design the base of King Bhumibol was inspired by “Golden Shower”. It started from anything could be remind our remembrance to Golden Shower. Therefore, the design would reflect the curve/ round from Golden Shower’s petals as so delicate and fresh in yellow color, but so strong once fixed with the sepal; a base, and it was meaningful hidden in Golden Shower’s structure. As the royal virtues, the design of this base used an octagonal shape, adding recessed corners and the cornices delicately, but majestically as an architectural work. In old days, the octagonal shape means the royal virtues preventing his people from anything of 8 directions. That was so meaningful to the alumnus, the present students, the teachers, and his people. ถวายความจงรักภักดี Presenting allegiance

At the four corners, it was designed to place the flowers-tray made with glass. Glass means the preciousness, the highness, and eternity. Glass was sculptured piece by piece by hands and stacked together to come out as the splendid glass flowers-tray. Each corner of the base of “Golden Shower” shape was like as the alumnus of King’s College Under the Royal Patronage, swearing as “Dedicated to serve His Majesty the King until die”

As above mentioned, it was to keep everyone informed and understand the meaning of the design, and cooperate to build this great work to glorify the King Bhumibol statue elegantly on the base with the meanings of flower symbol of college, and allegiance of each student. And, this was our cooperation for the center of all our hearts, for the priceless statue as of the property of our college, our nation, and our land which be marked with “School of the King Bhumibol” On 1 June, 2015 it was the 51st anniversary of King Bhumipol entitled the college name, “King’s College Under the Royal Patronage”. This flower-shape base would serve as the base of the King Bhumibol statue to be our heart and our souls as guiding us; the teachers, the alumnus, and the present students at King’s College Under the Royal Patronage, generations to generations forever.

Design, Concept, and Overview of the flower-shape base of the King Bhumibol Statue
Mr. Jirawatn Chavanatit
Alumnus of King’s College Under the Royal Patronage