Phaya Thai Palace in Bangkok Travel

Located west of The Victory Monument in Bangkok of Thailand, on Ratchavithi road, it is very easy and convenient to get to the palace. The palace is the old one dating from The King Rama V. You can travel to the place by taking any number of buses that running on Ratchavithi road from The victory Monument to the west of it such as number 8, 92 and etc. You can also walk from The Victory Monument to the palace as well and it takes about 5-10 minutes to get to the place.

The history of Phaya Thai Palace

King Rama V had ordered the construction of Phaya Thai Palace in 1908, in order to use it as his residence for relaxation when he travelled to Na Luang Khlong Phaya Thai. Subsequently, H.M. Queen Somdet Phra Sri Phatcharinthra came to reside at this palace, and she herself led her relatives to do paddy farming, so king Rama V ordered to build more residences within the palace grounds. After King Rama V. passed away, H.M Queen Somdet Phra Sri Phatcharinthra moved to reside at Phaya Thai Palace until the last day of her life. During the reign of King Rama VI, the king ordered to build more residences and several buildings on the palace grounds to be used as one of the royal palaces. King Rama VI came to reside occasionally at this palace later, king Rama VII donated some parts of the palace to the state railways of Thailand in order to be used as a luxury hotel for foreign guest of the government. The hotel was named Hotel Phaya Thai. As for the Phaya Thai Palace, the authority used it as the office for the medical division of the Bangkok military district, and it became a hospital in 1946. In 1952 the defence ministry asked for the royal permission to name the hospital Phra Mongkutklao Hospital in remembrance of king Rama VI