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This
building
was
a
royal
residence
built
by
King
Rama
V
in
1877.
The
original
design
by
British
architect
Mr.
John
Clunish
called
for
three
domes
over
the
building.
However,
at
the
suggestion
of
former
regent
Somdej
Chao
Phraya
Borom
Maha
Sri
Suriyawong,
King
Rama
V
had
these
replaced
with
Prasat
towers.
So
this
is
the
only
building
in
the
Grand
Palace
where
the
lower
part
of
the
European-style
throne
room
was
combined
with
a
Thai-style
roof.
King
Rama
V
used
this
building
as
his
residence.
Later
it
was
used
by
the
king
to
receive
the
credentials
of
ambassadors,
but
now
this
ceremony
takes
place
in
the
Chitralada
Palace.
And
now
this
building
is
used
for
state
banquets.
It
is
a
three-story
building
built
on
the
floor
plan
of
the
letter
"T".
The
front
of
the
building
consists
of
three
parts.
They
are
the
east
wing,
the
central
wing
and
the
west
wing.
These
parts
are
connected
by
long
corridors.
-
The
first
floor
is
used
as
a
museum
of
ancient
weapons.
-
The
room
on
the
second
floor
of
the
east
wing
is
used
as
a
reception
room,
and
the
room
on
the
third
floor
is
used
as
a
storage
place
for
the
cult
objects
of
the
kings.
-
The
space
under
the
central
Prasat
roof
is
used
as
a
shrine
for
the
ashes
of
Kings
Rama
IV
to
VIII
and
the
principal
queens
of
King
Rama
IV,
V
and
VII.
The
room
on
the
second
floor
of
Central
is
the
entrance
hall.
-
The
room
on
the
second
floor
of
the
west
wing
is
used
as
a
reception
room.
The
room
on
the
third
floor
of
the
West
Wing
is
used
for
storing
the
ashes
of
the
minor
queens
and
members
of
the
royal
family.
There
are
images
of
kings
on
the
second
floor
of
the
east
corridor
and
images
of
queens
on
the
west
corridor.
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