Originally built in the inner court of the Grand Palace on the banks of the Chao Phraya River, Phra Tamnak Daeng, or Red House, was once the residence of Sri Sudarak, King Rama I’s elder sister. Following Queen Sri Suriyendra’s request, this wooden house was relocated to Wangderm Palace in Thon Buri where she later spent the rest of her life with her son King Pinklao.
After the queen’s death, King Pinklao rebuilt his mother’s old palace as a parsonage for the ecclesiastical chief of Molilokayaram Temple. Later, the Red House was moved to Phra Rajawang Boworn Sathan Mongkhon, or Wang Na, where King Pinklao lived as the vice-king below his brother King Mongkut.
During the reign of Rama VII, all…
