Wang Phayathai

Wang Phayathai or Phaya Thai Royal Palace is located at the Phramongkutklao Hospital.

Information are excerpted from this guide website:
Originally built for King Chulalongkorn, Rama V and his Queen Saowabha, with building starting in 1909 when the area around it was royal farm land. The building still bears his monogram and heraldic device. King Chulalongkorn died on 23rd of October 1910 only months after the palace's official inauguration.

The central building of the group is the Phiman Chakri Throne Hall. It features a Germanic style round turret, on the western front corner, with a steep "fairytale" red conical roof. The ground floors are surrounded by airy corridors and the building has a grand staircase at the rear leading up to what were the royal apartments on the second floor.

The main entrance to the Phiman Chakri Throne Hall is covered by a roof that extends from second floor level to a house that was previously a waiting room, and now operates as a small coffee shop.