Having grown up the Grand Palace, when Prince Chulalongkorn ascended the throne as Rama V he decided to build a new group of as residences lor himself an e roya His mother's residence was demolished and the construction of several connecting large Phra Thinangs was initiated. Building began in 1868 and continued until 1870, whereupon buildings were given the owing names: Phra Thinang Mul Sathan Boroma-at, Phra Thinang Sommotti Thewarat Upbat, Phra Thinang Damrong Sawat Ananwong. and Phra Thinang Pipat Pong Thaworn Wijid were two Ho (small buildings one to house Buddha addition, the mages and the other relics of former kings) accordance wi the architectural traditions associated with royal residence complexes o Phra Racha Monthier Before these buildings were completed, K Rama v travelled to singapore and Java, Upon his return he ordered the construc of another Phra Thinang behind the four mentioned above. This was large and long and was called Phra Thinang Barommaraj Satid Maholam. The whole was surrounded by a castellated wall. The king took up residence in Phra Thinang Mul Sathan Boroma-at in 1873, n 1875. Just as his father King Rama iv had done before him, King Rama v decided to build a throne hall to house the royal tiered umbrella and to receive important guests. Formerly in the Phra Thinang Chakrapat Phiman group, Phra Thinang Amarin Winichai had served as the throne hall, while the Fourth Reign's Phra Thinang Ananda samakhom was used for receiving guests and foreign ambassadors. The new throne hall was in front of the Phra Thinang Mul Sathan Boroma at and the Phra Thinang Sommotti Thewarat Upbat. John Clunich from England was the chief architec while Henry Clunich Rose was his assistant. The king had seen their work in Singapore where John ciunich had designed Government House. On the Thai side, Phraya Bhanuwong Mahakosathibodi was Director of Construction. The foundation one was laid on 7 May 1876 and the building was completed in 1882 in me to celebrate both the Racha Monthien group and the centenary of the founding of Bangkok and he i dynasty. Accordingly the new Phra Thinang was named Phra Thinang Chakri Maha Prasat. After the king had moved to his new residence, between 1 and 1887, he ordered the construction of a further four Phra Thinang behind Phra Thinang Barommaraj Satid Maholarn, namely Phra Thinang Amorn Phiman Manee as a palace for sleeping, Phra Thinang Suttara Sri Aphirom as a residence for Queen Saowabha, Phra Thinang Bannakom Sorani as a library and ng room. In addition, he also ordered the Phra Thinang Racha Pridi Warotai as eation of a garden on the roof of the building used as a treasury as well as a garden at the same leve as his residence, naming this Suan Sawan or Heavenly Garden. From this latter garden he residence of Queen Sawang Vadhana. During this reign many bridge connected t residences were built for the royal consorts and the concentration of buildings blocked the breeze, making roof terrraces almost a neces er part of his reign when King Rama V lived in this complex until the ound 1900 he the recently built Dusit Palace north Bangkok. However he did not ving 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