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title: Jim Thompson House Museum
author: Kim Martins
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# Jim Thompson House Museum

_Authored by [Kim Martins](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/kim.martins/)_

## Image File

[![Jim Thompson House Museum](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11037.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11037.jpg)

## Image Caption

Part of the six-building complex that is the Jim Thompson House Museum in Bangkok, Thailand and built c. 1959 CE. Thompson built a traditional antique wooden Thai-style house using [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) doors from junk shop finds and gathered six old teakwood buildings from the ruins of Ayutthaya (c. 1351 - 1757 CE) - the second Siamese capital after [Sukhothai](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sukhothai/). This photo was taken in July 2019 CE.

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## About the Author

Kim is a freelance writer based in New Zealand. She has a B.A. (Hons) in History and an M.A. in Chaos and Complexity Science. Her special interests include the exploration of the early modern world and the history of science.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Martins, K. (2019, July 29). Jim Thompson House Museum. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11037/jim-thompson-house-museum/>
### Chicago
Martins, Kim. "Jim Thompson House Museum." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 29, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11037/jim-thompson-house-museum/>.
### MLA
Martins, Kim. "Jim Thompson House Museum." *World History Encyclopedia*, 29 Jul 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11037/jim-thompson-house-museum/>.

## License & Copyright

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