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Chatuchak Clocktower
Chatuchak (or Jatujak) may refer to: * Chatuchak Weekend Market, Bangkok, Thailand * Chatuchak Park Chatuchak Park ( th, สวนจตุจักร; ) is a public park in the southwest part of Chatuchak District, Bangkok, Thailand. It is also the name of the Chatuchak Park MRT Station that lies under the park. Its name is the origin name o ..., a public park just north of Chatuchak Weekend Market * Chatuchak Park MRT station, a Bangkok MRT station next to the park * Chatuchak District, a Bangkok district (''khet'') named after the park and the market * Chatuchak, a subdistrict (''khwaeng'') within Chatuchak District {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chatuchak Weekend Market
The Chatuchak Weekend Market ( th, ตลาดนัดจตุจักร, ), on Kamphaeng Phet 2 Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok, is the largest market in Thailand. Also known as JJ Market, it has more than 15,000 stalls and 11,505 vendors (2019), divided into 27 sections. Chatuchak Market sells many different kinds of goods, including plants, antiques, consumer electronics, cosmetics, pets, fresh and dry food and drinks, ceramics, furniture and home accessories, clothing, and books. It is the world's largest and most diverse weekend market, with over 200,000 visitors every weekend. History Chatuchak Market has been open since 1942. In 1948, Prime Minister Plaek Phibunsongkhram had a policy that every province was required to have its own market. Bangkok chose Sanam Luang as the market site. After a few months, the government moved the market to Sanam Chai. The market moved back to Sanam Luang in 1958. Starting in 1975, General Kriangsak Chamanan have the policy to use Sanam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chatuchak Park
Chatuchak Park ( th, สวนจตุจักร; ) is a public park in the southwest part of Chatuchak District, Bangkok, Thailand. It is also the name of the Chatuchak Park MRT Station that lies under the park. Its name is the origin name of Chatuchak district. Chatuchak Park is one of the oldest public parks in Bangkok. It was built on the land formerly owned by the State Railway of Thailand (SRT), in dedication to former King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX), on the occasion of his 4th cycle (48 years) birthday anniversary on December 5, 1975. The King thus granted the name "Chatuchak" (meaning 4 cycles) to the park. Inside the park, there are many varieties of trees and plants in the garden with different themes, flowers courtyard, multipurpose ground, a clock tower, Princess Sirindhorn's birthday anniversary garden, sculptures from ASEAN countries, and an artificial lake runs along this thin and long park with numerous bridges crossing the lake, as well as inactive train mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |