the constryction of the grand palace started in 1782 when the capital o siam was moved from thonburi to bangkok the palae served as the residence of the king of thailand untri the mysterious death of king ananda mahidol in 1946 the grand palace cover a wide range of arctralada palace slyles ranging from a pure ayutthaya style of the temple to a blend of thai and western for includes the wat phra kaew home to the emerald buddna one of tho oldest and most famous statves of the buddnha in the world