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In
1897
King
Rama
V
paid
a
royal
visit
to
Europe
visiting
many
of
the
royal
palaces.
Upon
his
return
he
land
for
the
construction
of
a
royal
garden
which
he
named
"the
Dusit
Garden".[1][2]
[3]
Vimanmek
Palace
was
constructed
in
1900
by
having
the
Munthatu
Rattanaroj
Residence
in
Chuthathuj
Rachathan
at
Ko
Sichang,
Chonburi,
dismantled
and
reassembled
in
Dusit
Garden.
It
was
the
first
permanent
residence
in
the
garden.
Nails
were
used
during
in
its
construction.
The
interior
decoration
combines
European
neo-classical
style
with
traditional
Thai
motifs
and
architecture
and
early-20th
century
modernisation.
Vimanmek
Mansion
follows
Victorian
Style
that
is
an
influence
from
Europe
Architecture
applied
with
Thai
Architecture.
The
material
that
was
used
to
build
the
entire
mansion
was
golden
teak.
The
shape
of
the
mansion
was
alphabet
L
in
English,
60
meters
each
long
and
20
meter
high.
This
mansion
has
three
levels
and
the
residence
part
is
octagon
shape
and
has
four
levels.
The
lowest
level
is
made
by
brick
and
cement
and
all
the
upper
levels
are
made
by
golden
teak.
The
color
of
the
roof
is
cream
and
red
in
Thai
Architecture
style
and
the
pattern
of
the
window
and
ventilator
is
called
Kanom
Pang
Khing.
Each
room
of
the
mansion
has
different
colors,
which
are
light
blue,
green,
pink,
ivory
and
peach,
and
each
room
shows
belongings
of
King
Rama
V
and
other
noblemen.
The
celebration
for
the
completion
of
the
72
room
Vimanmek
Palace
was
held
on
27
March
1901.
It
was
used
as
a
royal
palace
by
King
Rama
V
for
five
years
until
the
completion
of
Amphorn
Sathan
Residential
Hall
in
1906.
In
1932,
Vimanmek
Palace
was
used
only
as
a
storage
place
of
the
Bureau
of
the
Royal
Household.[4]
In
1982
Queen
Sirikit
asked
permission
of
King
Rama
IX
on
the
occasion
of
the
Royal
Bicentennial
Celebrations
of
Bangkok
to
renovate
Vimanmek
Palace
for
use
as
a
museum
to
commemorate
King
Rama
V
by
displaying
his
photographs,
personal
art
and
handicrafts,
and
to
serve
as
a
showcase
of
the
Thai
national
heritage.
The
palace
is
now
a
major
tourist
attraction
and
is
the
world's
largest
golden
teakwood
mansion.[4]
Many
of
the
gifts
and
treasures
that
King
Chulalongkorn
collected
on
his
European
trip
are
now
displayed
in
the
museum.
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