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Phra Ram Ratchaniwet Royal Palace, Phetchaburi
OCTOBER 24, 2014 BY ROY CAVANAGH
Originally intended to be used as rainy season retreat away from Bangkok, King Rama V (King Chulalongkorn) funded the building of this royal palace at Phetchaburi from his personal finances. The Thai monarch commissioned a German architect, Karl Döhring, to design the royal residence. Using the palace of Kaiser Wilhelm for inspiration, Döhring incorporated European period features and baroque styling. Construction began in 1910, but King Chulalongkorn died on October 23 the same year. Work on the palace was completed in 1916.