Saranrom Palace

Keywords : King Rama V, Saranrom Palace, Wang Saranrom

Artwork alternative name	Wang Saranrom
Site common name	Phraratchawang Saranrom
Type of artwork	Architecture
Sub district	Phra Borom Maha Ratchawang
District	Khet Phra Nakhon
Province	Bangkok
Region	Central
Country	Thailand
Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree	Lat : 13.750375 Long : 100.494686
Geographic Coordinates UTM	Zone : 47 P Hemisphere : N E : 661598.96 N : 1520619.94
Place of artwork	On Sanamchai Road, in the east of the Grand Palace

History of production	Constructed in 1866 during the reign of King Rama IV
Production process	Masonry
Conservation	The palace was completely restored in 1898 in the reign of King Rama V by the Department of Town and Country Planning in order to serve as accommodation for royal guests.
Art	Showing architectural characteristics of the Classicism, Saranrom Palace is a complex of 4 buildings constructed to a rectangular plan with a central court. Located in the west, the main building was built to an E-shaped plan; and its façade is elegantly decorated. The west building has one entrance porch at the north and south ends, as well as a central entrance porch. The pediments of the northern and southern porches are triangular-shaped just like those of Greek temples, but they are decorated with coronet emblems. The arched central pediment is adorned with an emblem depicting a tiered crown on a three-headed elephant flanked by a Gajasimha and lion. These pediments are supported by Corinthian columns located on the verandas linked by connecting annexes which are open galleries. The buildings have Palladian windows. The above-mentioned characteristics belong to the archetype of Classic-Paladian architecture in the reign of King Rama V.
Key academic information	King Mongkut ordered to build Saranrom Palace in the Western style in 1866 at the east of the the Grand Palace, as he thought about renouncing the throne and residing in Saranrom Palace to give some advice on administration to his successor, Prince Chulalongkorn, after the Prince had been ordained and left his monkhood. Yet, the King passed away before fulfilling his wishes. The original objectives of building this palace –to prepare for a king’s retirement- were brand new for the Royal Court. Saranrom Palace was drastically modified in the reign of King Rama V, namely it served as a royal residence of the crown prince, temporary accommodation for state guests, and later on the office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Period	Historical Period
Art period	Rattanakosin
Age	25th Buddhist century
Religion and belief	Traditions in the Thai Royal Court

Type of License	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
Rights	Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation	2016-07-01
Record creator	Patsaweesiri Premkulanan
Bibliography	สมชาติ จึงสิริอารักษ์. สถาปัตยกรรมแบบตะวันตกในสยามสมัยรัชกาลที่ 4 - พ.ศ.2480. กรุงเทพฯ : คณะสถาปัตยกรรมศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยศิลปากร, 2553.