Ratchathewi ( th, ราชเทวี, ) is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivision ...

in central

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated populati ...

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. Clockwise from the north, its neighboring districts are Phaya Thai, Din Daeng,

Huai Khwang Huai Khwang ( th, ห้วยขวาง, ) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. It is east of the city centre. Neighbouring districts are Chatuchak, Wang Thonglang, Bang Kapi, Suan Luang, Watthana, Ratchathewi, and Din D ...

, Watthana,

Pathum Wan Pathum Wan ( th, ปทุมวัน, ) is one of the fifty districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. It lies just beyond the old city boundary of Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem, and was a rural area on the eastern outskirts of the city when roy ...

and

Dusit Dusit () is the Thai name for Tushita, the fourth heavenly realm in Buddhist cosmology. The name may refer to: * Dusit District, a district of Bangkok *Dusit Palace, namesake of the district * Dusit Subdistrict, Bangkok, in Dusit District * Dusit S ...

History

The district was part of Dusit district prior to 1966, and part of Phaya Thai District from 1966 to 1989, when it was elevated to its own district. The name is inherited from Ratchathewi Intersection, which is the intersection of

Phetchaburi Road Phetchaburi Road ( th, ถนนเพชรบุรี, ) is a main road of Bangkok. It starts at Yommarat Intersection near Yommarat Railway Halt and Uruphong Intersection and ends at Khlong Tan Intersection, passing through four districts, ...

and

Phaya Thai Road Phaya Thai Road ( th, ถนนพญาไท, , ) is a major road in Bangkok, Thailand. It begins at the south side of Victory Monument in Ratchathewi District and continues until Sam Yan Intersection in Pathum Wan District, where it interse ...

. The name originally comes from a royal consort to King

Chulalongkorn Chulalongkorn ( th, จุฬาลงกรณ์, 20 September 1853 – 23 October 1910) was the fifth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri, titled Rama V. He was known to the Siamese of his time as ''Phra Phuttha Chao Luang'' (พร ...

, '' Phra Nangchao Sukumalmarsri Phra Ratchathewi''. The term Phra Rachathewi (also spelled Phra Rajadevi) is a royal rank for royal consorts.

Administration

The district is sub-divided into four sub-district (''Khwaeng'').

Landmarks

Victory Monument was built by

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Plaek Phibunsongkhram Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram ( th, แปลก พิบูลสงคราม ; alternatively transcribed as ''Pibulsongkram'' or ''Pibulsonggram''; 14 July 1897 – 11 June 1964), locally known as Marshal P. ( th, จอมพล � ...

to honour the 59 soldiers who died in the

French-Thai War The Franco-Thai War (October 1940 – January 28, 1941, th, กรณีพิพาทอินโดจีน, Krṇī phiphāth xindocīn; french: Guerre franco-thaïlandaise) was fought between Thailand and Vichy France over certain areas o ...

. The opening ceremony was held on 24 June 1942. It was built to the shape of five

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s joined together and five statues around its base representing

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navy A navy, naval force, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions. It in ...

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, and

civilian Civilians under international humanitarian law are "persons who are not members of the armed forces" and they are not " combatants if they carry arms openly and respect the laws and customs of war". It is slightly different from a non-combatant ...

bureaucracy. There are 809 names inscribed below the statues, including the losses from

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and the

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. The

BTS skytrain The Bangkok Mass Transit System, commonly known as the BTS Skytrain ( th, รถไฟฟ้าบีทีเอส '' TS'), is an elevated rapid transit system in Bangkok, Thailand. It is operated by Bangkok Mass Transit System PCL (BTSC), a ...

station is nearby, and it used to be a major bus hub (until the 2016 when the bus hub was relocated to Mo Chit 2 Bus Station, platform area 3). Baiyoke Tower (151 meters high, 43 floors) and

Baiyoke Tower II Baiyoke Tower II ( th, อาคารใบหยก 2, , ) is an 88-story, skyscraper hotel at 222 Ratchaprarop Road in the Ratchathewi District of Bangkok, Thailand. It is the fourth tallest building in the city, after MahaNakhon Ki ...

(304 m, 85 fl) are both former tallest buildings in Bangkok that cannot be missed from the skyline. They are located in proximity in the area known as Pratu Nam. ''(Also see Shopping section below.)'' The construction of Baiyoke Tower was finished in 1987 and remained the tallest until 1993. Baiyoke Tower II was finished in late 1997 and opened to public January 1998. Both buildings are mostly utilized as hotels ''Baiyoke Suite'' (in tower I) and ''Baiyoke Sky'' (tower II) with lower floors as commercial shops. Suan Pakkad Palace is a

museum A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make th ...

exhibiting Thai antiques, from ancient to recent ones. The museum compound contains eight traditional wooden Thai houses with exhibits inside. The old Ban Chiang pottery dates back to 4,000 years ago is among the highlight exhibits and is located in a modern Chumbhot-Pantip gallery building.

Diplomatic missions

* Embassy of East Timor * Embassy of Indonesia

Transportation

- Three stations: Ratchathewi, Phaya Thai and Victory Monument. *

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- One station: Phetchaburi. * Express boats - Khlong Saen Saeb, in the southern district border. The area around the current Makkasan Railway Station is under construction for the Airport Link to Suvarnabhumi Airport. The area will become City Air Terminal with check in facility and non-stop train to the airport. The terminal also has an interchange to MRT Phetchaburi station.

Bueng Makkasan

Located in Ratchathewi district is a large artificial lake in the center of Bangkok. Bueng Makkasan (บึงมักกะสัน) is 2.4 km long, 60 m wide and 15 m deep. It is utilized for inner Bangkok flood prevention. Now the lake is covered by the system of expressway interconnections.

Health

* Public Hospitals **

Ramathibodi Hospital Ramathibodi Hospital ( th, โรงพยาบาลรามาธิบดี ) is a university hospital of the Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University. and is a hospital capable of super tertiary care. It is a teaching h ...

Phramongkutklao Hospital Phramongkutklao Hospital () is a hospital located in Ratchathewi District, Bangkok, Thailand. It is a military hospital for the Royal Thai Army and a teaching hospital for Phramongkutklao College of Medicine which trains doctors for the Royal Thai A ...

Rajavithi Hospital Rajavithi Hospital () is large public hospital located in Ratchathewi District, Bangkok, Thailand. It was founded in 1951 as the Women's Hospital, and is operated by the Ministry of Public Health (Thailand), Ministry of Public Health's Department ...

Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health () is large public hospital located in Ratchathewi District, Bangkok, Thailand. It serves as a teaching hospital for the College of Medicine, Rangsit University. History With plans to expand the p ...

** Hospital for Tropical Diseases ** Burachat Chaiyakorn Hospital * Private Hospitals ** Bhumirajanagarindra Kidney Institute ** Phyathai 1 Hospital

Education

*Universities ** Mahidol University: Phaya Thai Campus, consists of ***

Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital The Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University ( th, คณะแพทยศาสตร์โรงพยาบาลรามาธิบดี มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล) has long been regarded as Thaila ...

*** Faculty of Dentistry ***

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***Faculty of Pharmacy ***Faculty of Public Health *** Faculty of Tropical Medicine ** College of Medicine, Rangsit University **

Phramongkutklao College of Medicine Phramongkutklao College of Medicine ( th, วิทยาลัยแพทยศาสตร์พระมงกุฎเกล้า) is the first and only medical cadet school in Thailand. The college is the seventh medical school established ...

** Royal Thai Army Nursing College **Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University: Bangkok Campus,

Rajabhat University The Rajabhat Universities (, ) mean normal universities in Thailand. They were formerly called ''Rajabhat Institutes'' and originally formed the teachers college system. In 2005, King Bhumibol Adulyadej collectively elevated them to be universit ...

located at 153 Phetchaburi Road, Thung Phaya Thai Sub-District, Ratchathewi District near Siam Commercial Bank, Phetchaburi Road Branch, its name after Valaya Alongkorn, Princess of Phetchaburi. *Schools **The

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, is located at the Indonesian Embassy compound in the district.HomeArchive
.

. Retrieved on August 26, 2015. "600-602 Petchburi Road Bangkok 10400 Thailand" **Sri Ayudhya School, a high school located on

Si Ayutthaya Road Si Ayutthaya Road ( th, ถนนศรีอยุธยา, , ) is a road in inner Bangkok. It starting from Ratchaprarop road at Makkasan intersection in the area of Ratchathewi district to eastward where cuts Phaya Thai road, then cuts Rama ...

, Thanon Phaya Thai Sub-District, Ratchathewi District. **Santirat Witthayalai School, a high school located on Si Ayutthaya Road, Thung Phaya Thai Sub-District, Ratchathewi District. **

Amnuay Silpa School Amnuay Silpa School ( th, โรงเรียนอำนวยศิลป์; ) is a coeducational private school in Bangkok, Thailand. It teaches kindergarten, primary and secondary levels. The school was founded in 1926, formerly as an all-b ...

, a coeducational private school located on Si Ayutthaya Road, Thung Phaya Thai Sub-District, Ratchathewi District. **Phaya Thai School, primary school located on Si Ayutthaya Road, Thung Phaya Thai Sub-District, Ratchathewi District. **Saint Dominic School,

boys' school Single-sex education, also known as single-gender education and gender-isolated education, is the practice of conducting education with male and female students attending separate classes, perhaps in separate buildings or schools. The practice of ...

located on New Phetchaburi Road, Makkasan Sub-District, Ratchathewi District *Other ** Wannasorn Tower, the education hub located by the Phaya Thai junction, was founded by Uraiwan Sivakul, a

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tutor. The tower is now the main hub of Thai tutoring schools.

Gallery

file:Suan Pakkard.jpg, Suan Pakkad Palace file:Bangkok by night.jpg, Pratu Nam zone at night image:泰国曼谷街景 - panoramio (6).jpg,

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of Si Ayutthaya Road in front of Sri Ayudhya School file:Bangkok - panoramio - harryhenri.jpg, View of Phetchaburi Road image:SCB333.jpg, Siam Commercial Bank, Phetchaburi Road Branch, a historic building on the corner of Phetchaburi and Banthat Thong Roads file:Ban Khrua Nuea IMG 7294 silk workers moslem quarters.jpg, Phase of Khlong Saen Saep in the area of Ban Krua Community, the historic

Thai silk Thai silk ( th, ผ้าไหมไทย, , ) is produced from the cocoons of Thai silkworms. Thailand's silkworm farmers cultivate both types of the domesticated silkworms that produce commercial silk: '' Samia ricini'', commonly known as th ...

Muslim community image:Pratunam market day.jpg, Atmosphere of Pratu Nam Market image:Baiyoke sky Hotel (3697380643).jpg, Entrance of Baiyoke Tower II (Pratu Nam Market, Soi Phetchaburi 21) file:Thanon Phaya Thai, Ratchathewi, Bangkok 10400, Thailand - panoramio (26).jpg,

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of Si Ayutthaya Road, side toward Dusit file:Airport link 2011 - panoramio.jpg, Airport Link

References

Makkasan Waste Water Treatment Through Filtration by Water Hyacinth (Bangkok)

External links

BMA website with the tourist landmarks of Ratchathewi

(Thai only)
Bangkok's Crucible of Construction
(Items 1 to 7 and 35 to 42. The rest belong to nearby Pathum Wan district)
Suan Pakkad Palace Museum
{{Khet Bangkok Districts of Bangkok