Varadis Palace Published caption :  Located on Lan Luang Road, Varadis Palace was the residence of Prince Damrong Rajanuphap, a former interior minister, and is now a private museum. It was built in 1910 and 1911 and designed in the German art nouveau style called Jugendstil by German architect Karl Siegfried Dohring (1879-1941), who also designed Phra Ram Ratchaniwes (Ban Puen) Palace in Phetchaburi, Tamnak Somdej (a villa within Bang Khun Phrom Palace) and Phayap Palace, which is now a Metropolitan Electricity Authority branch in Bangkok’s Dusit district. The fa็ade sports details inspired by floral motifs and the columns are adorned with geometric foliage motifs.