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			It was built in the reign of King 
			
			
                
              Vajiravudh (fig.) 
														and initially served as 
														the residence of General 
		      
		      											
		      Chao Phraya 
														Ram Rakhop
														
														
														and his family. When the 
														general eventually 
														moved, he sold it 
														to the government during 
														the time when 
		            
		            
		            
	                Phibun Songkram 
			(fig.) 
														was premier, to be used 
														as a reception venue for 
														foreign 
			
														
														guests of the 
														government, rejecting a 
														bid from the Japanese 
														government, who wanted 
														to turn it into their 
														Embassy. |   | 
							
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