Sanam Chan Palace

Sanam Chan Palace is located at about 2 kms west of Phra Pathom Chedi. The palace compound covers an area of about 355 acres, and there are a number of exquisite royal residences and palaces during the reign of King Rama VI.

Included in the compound are : Piman Pathom Hall, Watcharee Rommaya Hall, The Charli Mongkol Asna building, The Marie Raja Rata Ballang building, The Tabkaew Hall, The Tabkwan
Hall, Ruen Tabcharoen, The monument of King Rama VI, Sri Nam Chand.

Sanam Chan Palace and Ya-Le Monument This palace was constructed by the command of King Vajirawdh in the year 1907 when he was the Crown Prince of Thailand. It occupies an area of over 888 rai having Phraya Visavakam Silpa Prasit (Noi Silapi) as the designer. It was completed in the year 1911 having many important halls such as Phiman Pathom, Phirom Phakdi, Wachari Romaya, Samakkhi Mukkhamat, etc. In addition there are also many buildings such as Chali Mongkhon At, Thap Kaeo, Thap Khwan, etc. At present all these buildings of Sanam Chan Palace are utilized as the Provincial Hall (the Sala Klang Changwat) of Nakhon Pathom.

For Ya-Le Monument, it is the monument to Ya-Le, a cross breed dog; who was King Vajiravudh's favourite and had always accompanied him. One day Ya-Le was shot dead by an envious man and the king commanded to have a monument constructed as his commemmorative in front of Chali Mongkhon At Building in the compound of Sanam Chan Palace.