when King Rama V lived in this complex until the letter part of his reign when in around 1900 he began living in the recently built Dusit Palace north Bangkok. However he did not immediately abandon the Grand Palace but moved between the two. Only at the very end of his reign did the king use the Grand Palace as a residence solely when royal ceremonies we in progress. He died at Phra Thinang Amphorn Satan, Dusit Palace on 23 October 1910