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Buraphaphirom Palace ( th, วังบูรพาภิรมย์) was situated in
Buraphaphirom Palace ( th, วังบูรพาภิรมย์) was situated in Bangkok
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, Thailand, this palace was built to be the residence of Prince Bhanurangsi Savangwongse
Bhanurangsi Savangwongse, the Prince Bhanubandhu Vongsevoradej (11 January 1859 – 13 June 1928) ( th, สมเด็จพระราชปิตุลาบรมพงศาภิมุข เจ้าฟ้าภาณุรังษ ...
, the origin of the royal family surname Bhanubandhu.
The palace was built in the year 1875 according to the order of King Chulalongkorn
Chulalongkorn ( th, จุฬาลงกรณ์, 20 September 1853 – 23 October 1910) was the fifth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri, titled Rama V. He was known to the Siamese of his time as ''Phra Phuttha Chao Luang'' (พร ...
(Rama V) with a colonial style
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by Italian architect Joachim Grassi. Its name means ''"Delightful East Palace"'', regarded as another palace that was very grand.
After World War II
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, it became an abandoned palace. It was rented as Bhanuthat girls' school. Later, the heir of the prince therefore decided to sell it to businessman Osot Kosin in the year 1951 with a price of nearly 13 million baht
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to build as a new shopping
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and entertainment district
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s. The demolition was completed in 1954 and was rebuilt as three movie theaters namely Kings, Queens, Grand (not counting the Sala Chalermkrung Royal Theatre
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, which was also nearby). Since then the original location of the Buraphaphirom Palace became Bangkok's most bustling commercial district in the 1950s to 1960s under the name of Wang Burapha
Wang Burapha ( th, วังบูรพา, ) is a historic neighbourhood in Bangkok, regarded as the first commercial and entertainment district in contemporary Thailand (after 1932 revolution). It is situated between Charoen Krung, Maha Chai, ...
, which is known as the center of teenagers, young people of that era.
The prosperity of Wang Burapha began to decline when Ratchaprasong Shopping Center and Siam Square
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replaced in 1965.
At present, the original location of Buraphaphirom Palace became the Mega Plaza.
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*List of Thai royal residences
Royal residences of the Chakri Dynasty in Thailand include the Grand Palace, nineteen royal palaces ( th, พระราชวัง, ; official residences of the king and ''uparaja'' stipulated as such by royal decree) and other palaces (, ''wa ...
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