It lies beside the Chao Phraya River in Bang Pa-in District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province in Thailand.

King Prasat Thong constructed the original complex[1]: 211  in 1632, but it fell into disuse and became overgrown in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, until King Mongkut began to restore the site in the mid-19th century.

[2] Amidst vast gardens and landscaping stand the following buildings: Wehart Chamrun[e] (Heavenly Light), a Chinese-style royal palace and throne room; the Warophat Phiman[a] (Excellent and Shining Heavenly Abode), a royal residence; Ho Withun Thasana (Sages' Lookout), a brightly painted lookout tower; and the Aisawan Thiphya-Art[b] (Divine Seat of Personal Freedom), a pavilion constructed in the middle of a pond and Wat Niwet Thammaprawat, a royal temple of the palace.

[3] The palace remains largely open to visitors.

The official English names of buildings within the complex as appear on the palace's printed map differ slightly from RTGS transliteration.