▁which ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁resid ences ▁of ▁several ▁princes ▁and ▁royal ▁guests . ▁The ▁palace ▁gard ens ▁were ▁converted ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁public ▁park ▁under ▁the ▁Bang k ok ▁Metropolitan ▁Administration ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁past ▁Sar an rom ▁Park ▁was ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁Sar an rom ▁Palace ▁which ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁by ▁King ▁Ch ul al ong k orn ▁( R ama V ) ▁on ▁the ▁advice ▁of ▁Henry ▁Al ab aster ▁who ▁desired ▁this ▁park ▁to ▁be ▁similar ▁to ▁other ▁country . ▁It ▁was ▁decor ated ▁by ▁f ount ains , ▁garden ▁flowers , ▁orch ids , ▁per enn ial ▁plant ▁especially ▁“ red ▁ros es ” ▁which ▁were ▁a ▁favorite ▁flowers ▁of ▁R ama ▁V ▁and ▁there ▁are ▁ ▁bird ▁c ages ▁and ▁animal ▁c ages ▁in ▁the ▁park ▁at ▁that ▁moment . ▁Later ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁King ▁V aj ira v ud h ▁( R ama ▁VI ) ▁used ▁this ▁park ▁to ▁train ▁military ▁skills ▁to ▁royal ▁guard ▁and ▁was ▁center ▁place ▁for ▁tradition ▁and ▁culture . ▁This ▁place ▁held ▁“ w inter ▁events ” ▁once ▁during ▁R ama ▁VI ▁reign ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁King ▁Pra j ad hip ok ▁( R ama ▁VII ) ▁changed ▁this ▁place ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁location ▁of ▁“ K h ana ▁R ats ad on ” ▁club . ▁Later ▁in ▁ 3