The 19th century bldg. housing the Thai Ministry of Defence in Bangkok, Thailand, with a symmetrical array of windows and a pink car parked in front
In detail: The Thai Ministry of Defence in Bangkok, Thailand, a historic building in Bangkok's Phra Nakhon District. It sits opposite the Wat Phra Kaew and Grand Palace on Sanam Chai Road, in the heart of the historic Rattanakosin Island. The building, in the neo-Palladian style of the neoclassical movement, was built as the Front Soldiers' Barracks in 1882–1884 to designs by Italian architect Joachim Grassi. It has served as the headquarters of the Ministry of Defence since the ministry's establishment in 1887.
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Photo credit: © Rainer Krack / Alamy / Afripics
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