Beneath the Vedic gods are written the Ten Kingly Virtues for the monarch's observance. Commencing again with the east under Indra we have danam, giving; silam, right conduct; pariccagam, personal sacrifice - material as well as spiritual; then on the south side ajjavam, honesty and freedom from pretence; maddavan, gentleness and humility; tapam, concentration of effort; on the west: akkodham, freedom from anger; avihimsa, freedom from malice;and finally on the north side khanti, patience; and avirodhanam avoidance of wrong doing.

Besides King Rama VI, his three successors on the throne have resided here at one time or another. To the north it commands the beautiful view of The Chapel Royal of The Emerald Buddha. To the south the tastefully proportioned Chapel of the Crystal Buddha, a gem afloat on waves of green lawns, and to the west the equally tasteful gabled pavilion, by the name of Mahisorn Prasat built by King Rama IV to enshrine the relics of his august father, King Rama II.

Beyond these buildings lies the Sutthai Sawan Pavilion on the palace wall formerly used now and then for ceremonies during hot weather and the Sivalai Maha Prasat Hall formerly housing the statues of His Majesty's august predecessors since removed to the precincts of The Chapel Royal of The Emerald Buddha.