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Sanam Chandra Palace - 25

Chaleemongkolasana Residence

 

This is a tiny castle-like hall built in a combination of French Renaissance and English half-timber, but with some adaptation to suit the tropical climate of Thailand. It is located to the south of the vast open field. H.M. King Rama VI had it built around 1908, with M.C. Itthi-thepsan Kritdakorn as its architect.

 

H.M. King Rama VI had a house-warming ceremony for this residence on February 3, 1917.

 

Chaleemongkolasana Residence is a two-storied building painted in pale yellow with a red tiled roof. Upstairs are a bed chamber, a study, and a bathroom. The west room downstairs once served as a waiting room and the temporary office of the weekly Dusit Smith Magazine .

 

Towards the end of his reign, H.M. King Rama VI often stayed here when he visited Nakorn Pathom for the combat practices of the Wild Tigers Corps.

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