Government House in Bangkok lists Corrado Feroci and Ercole Manfredi as architects in the infobox. The text says King Vajiravudh commissioned Annibale Rigotti in 1923, and Feroci was assigned to complete the building after Rigotti left when the king died in 1925. The infobox gives a start of January 1, 1925, which conflicts with the text. The text gives no completion date.
The article calls the style Venetian Gothic, with neo-Venetian Gothic and Byzantine art for the Thai-Khu-Fah Building. The main facade resembles Venice's Ca' d'Oro. The grounds cover 45,000 square meters, or 11 acres.
It was originally built as a residence for General Chao Phraya Ram Rakop and became the prime minister's office in 1941. The Government of Thailand owns it. Protesters besieged it in 2008, when the cabinet briefly moved to Don Mueang Airport, and again in December 2013. The article gives no public access or hours.
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