Sa Pathum Palace ( th, วังสระปทุม, ) is a royal residence in

Pathum Wan District Pathum Wan ( th, ปทุมวัน, ) is one of the fifty districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. It lies just beyond the old city boundary of Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem, and was a rural area on the eastern outskirts of the city when roya ...

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated populati ...

, Thailand. It has been a residence of the

Thai Royal Family The Chakri dynasty ( th, ราชวงศ์ จักรี, , , ) is the current reigning dynasty of the Kingdom of Thailand, the head of the house is the king, who is head of state. The family has ruled Thailand since the founding of the ...

, especially the House of Mahidol, since the 19th century, and is the official residence of Princess Sirindhorn.

History

King Chulalongkorn intended to give his son, Prince Mahidol Adulyadej, a plot of land on Pathumwan Road for the building of a private residence. As the prince was still a student abroad the plan was not realised until the reign of King Vajiravudh, when land was granted to the prince in 1914. Queen Savang Vadhana the prince's mother moved out of the Grand Palace and built a residence on the land. Under the queen's supervision the palace design and construction was undertaken by the Italian Paolo Piasini. The design of the palace was European, the exterior was painted in bright colours to protect the building from heat. The construction was completed in 1916. After Prince Mahidol's permanent return to Siam in 1928, he lived at the Sa Pathum Palace with his wife Princess

Srinagarindra Princess Srinagarindra ( th, ศรีนครินทรา; ; 21 October 1900 – 18 July 1995) née Sangwan Talapat ( th, สังวาลย์ ตะละภัฏ; ) was a member of the Royal Thai Family and the House of Mahidol, whi ...

and his mother. He died at the palace on the 24 September 1929. Queen Savang Vadhana died in 1955 and the palace became the official residence of Princess Srinagarindra, the princess mother. The princess died in 1995 and King

Bhumibol Adulyadej Bhumibol Adulyadej ( th, ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช; ; ; (Sanskrit: ''bhūmi·bala atulya·teja'' - "might of the land, unparalleled brilliance"); 5 December 192713 October 2016), conferred with the title King Bhumibol the Great ...

, her son, gave the palace to Princess Sirindhorn as her official residence.

Museum

{{Main article, Queen Savang Vadhana Museum After Princess Sirindhorn moved into the palace, the princess set about creating the Queen Savang Vadhana Museum in memory of her great-grandmother Queen Savang Vadhana, a consort of King Chulalongkorn and the grandmother of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. It was opened in 2008 inside Sa Pathum Palace. It is open from mid-December to March.

Notable events

Wedding of Prince Mahidol Adulyadej and Sangwan Talapat

The royal wedding of Prince Mahidol Adulyadej and Sangwan Talapat (later Srinagarindra) was held at Sa Pathum Palace on 10 September 1920. The ceremony was presided over by Prince Mahidol Adulyadej's half-brother, King Vajiravudh.

Wedding of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Sirikit Kitiyakara

The royal wedding of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Sirikit Kitiyakara was held at Sa Pathum Palace on 28 April 1950. The ceremony was presided over by Queen Savang Vadhana, Bhumibol's grandmother.{{cite web, url=https://www.thairath.co.th/content/613200, title=วังสระปทุม พระตำหนักเปี่ยมรักในความทรงจำ, website=Thairath.co.th, accessdate=26 August 2018

References

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