Originally,
Suan Sunandha was once the royal garden
in the precinct of Dusit Palace as a
place for leisure of king Rama V and the
royal family. The name "Uttayan
Sunandha" or "Sunandha Royal
Garden" was dubbed from name of
Indra God's garden in the paradise,
and is also the name of King Rama
V's favorite and beloved queen -
Queen Sunandha Kumareerattana. In the
reign of King Rama VI, 32 buildings were
built for being the residence of the
royal consorts and concubines of King
Rama V, including their courtiers. H.H.
Princess Saisavali Bhiromya, one of the
Royal Consort, founded a lady school
"Nibhakarn". aiming to train
the royal etiquette and manner for the
royal young ladies as well as the ladies
from noble families. The Siamese
Coup d'état of 1932 had made
a big impact towards the Royal
households. A lot of royal members and
courtiers resided in Suan Sunandha felt
unsecure about the situation,
consequently, they left the place. The
beauty and splendid of Suan Sunandha,
including Nibhakarn School were no
longer existed. It was until the
reign of King Rama VIII, the
once-decayed Suan Sunandha was back to
life. The cabinet had made a consensus
to make use of Suan Sunandha space as a
lady school named "Sunandha
Wittayalai School", transforming
the royal inner court to a national
education institution, and having been
developed and upgraded to Suan Sunandha
Rajabhat University right now.
