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Trams In Bangkok
The Bangkok tram system (รถรางกรุงเทพ) was a transport system in Bangkok, Thailand. Its first-generation tram network first operated as a horse tram system, and was eventually converted to electric trams in the late nineteenth century. History The first tram line in Bangkok was built on Charoen Krung Road (New Road as it was then known), Thailand's first road to be built by Western techniques. John Lofton, a British naval officer working with the Royal Thai Navy along with a Danish colleague, saw a profitable tram service on the line, considering travel times were significant in getting from one end of the road to another. They surveyed the area for three days before requesting to operate a tram service under a government concession. They received a fifty-year allowance to operate trams on seven routes in 1887 and thus opened the first horse-driven tram line, the Bang Kho Laem Line on Charoen Krung Road on 22 September 1888. It did not gain popularity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, 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 population of 10 million people as of 2024, 13% of the country's population. Over 17.4 million people (25% of Thailand's population) live within the surrounding Bangkok Metropolitan Region as of the 2021 estimate, making Bangkok a megacity and an extreme primate city, dwarfing Thailand's other urban centres in both size and importance to the national economy. Bangkok traces its roots to a small trading post during the Ayutthaya Kingdom, Ayutthaya era in the 15th century, which eventually grew and became the site of two capital cities, Thonburi Kingdom, Thonburi in 1767 and Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932), Rattanakosin in 1782. Bangkok was at the heart of the modernization of Siam during the late 19th century, as the count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lak Mueang
Lak mueang (, ) are city pillars found in most cities of Thailand. Usually housed in a shrine (, ) which is also believed to house Chao Pho Lak Mueang (, ), the city spirit deity. It was constructed because the continuation of ancient traditions and Brahman's customs believed that it has something to do with the Held, the single city pillar ceremony (Held “Lak Muang”) which is made of an Acacia wood Chaiyaphreuk () before the construction of the city for a major goal to build a city and to be the centre of soul for the citizens. It was probably King Rama I who erected the first city pillar on 21 April 1782, when he moved his capital from Thonburi to Bangkok. The shrine was the first building in his new capital, the palace and other buildings being constructed later. Outside Bangkok Shortly after the shrine in Bangkok, similar shrines were built in strategic provinces to symbolise central power, such as in Songkhla. More shrines were created during the reign of King Bud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bang Lamphu
Bang Lamphu, also spelled Banglampoo or Banglamphu (, ; in the past, it was often misspelled บางลำภู) is a neighbourhood in Bangkok located in Phra Nakhon District. The history of the Bang Lamphu community dates to the establishment of the Rattanakosin Kingdom, or earlier. Bang Lamphu covers an area north of Phra Nakhon both inside and outside Rattanakosin Island from Phra Athit to Samsen Roads, which leads toward Dusit District. Most of the area of Bang Lamphu is in Talat Yot Subdistrict, with some spreading to various nearby subdistricts including Chana Songkhram, Bowon Niwet, Ban Phan Thom up till Wat Sam Phraya. History The name "Bang Lamphu" can mean ''area of mangrove apple'' (''lamphu'' is Thai for mangrove apple). Mangrove apples ('' Sonneratia caseolaris'') once flourished along waterways in the area, including the Khlong Bang Lamphu and Chao Phraya River. There are no more mangrove apple trees in the local Santi Chai Prakan Park, since the last ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thewet
Thewet Naruemit Bridge is a historic bridge over canal Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem in Bangkok, Thailand. Its name is also the name of the surrounding area known as Thewet. The bridge straddles between four sub-districts of two administrative districts of Bangkok, namely Wat Sam Phraya and Bang Khun Phrom Subdistricts, Phra Nakhon District with Wachiraphayaban and Dusit Subdistricts, Dusit District. History King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) ordered the Department of Public Works to construct the bridge. The King named it "Thewet Naruemit Bridge". "Thewet" means "great deity" and refers to The Bridge Built by Hindu's Lord Shiva. When completed King Chulalongkorn gave the opening ceremony on June 30, 1899. It is the first bridge to cross Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem during his reign. The bridge was restored in 1975. It was restored again along with Tha Chang Pier by the Ministry of Transport scheduled for completion May 2021. Surroundings Thewet Market is one of Bangkok's big and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samsen Road
350px, Samsen Road in the phase of Thewet Naruemit Bridge (view backward to Phra Nakhon side) Samsen or spelled Sam Sen (, ) is a road and neighbourhood in Bangkok considered to be one of Bangkok's oldest. Samsen road starts from Bang Lamphu intersection in the area of Bang Lamphu within Phra Nakhon district and wends northeast to Dusit district as far as it ends at Kiakkai intersection, covering 4.6 km (2.8 mi). It runs parallel to east Chao Phraya river all the route. History Samsen began in Ayutthaya period (1351–1767) in the reign of King Narai (1633–88). Portuguese came to live and work in the kingdom and the king allowed them to settle in Samsen. At that time, this area was a paddy field and canal by Khlong Samsen (Samsen canal), which is believed to be a natural canal. The Portuguese founded Immaculate Conception Church in around 1674, the oldest church in Thailand. In the reigns of King Phutthayotfa Chulalok (Rama I) and King Nangklao (Rama III) of R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangkok Dock Company
The Bangkok Dock Company (1957) Limited () is a Thai shipbuilding company. It operates as a state enterprise under the oversight of the Ministry of Defence A ministry of defence or defense (see American and British English spelling differences#-ce.2C -se, spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is the part of a government responsible for matters of defence and Mi .... It was founded in 1865 as the Bangkok Dock Co by Captain John Bush, the harbour master of Bangkok, and was acquired by the Royal Thai Navy in 1957. The company now has two facilities: the original Bangkok dockyard on Charoen Krung Road next to Wat Yan Nawa, and a newer main facility operating at the Mahidol Adulyadej Naval Dockyard at Sattahip in Chonburi Province. References Government-owned companies of Thailand Shipbuilding companies of Thailand Defence companies of Thailand Manufacturing companies based in Bangkok Manufacturing companies established in 1865 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thanon Tok
250px, Thanon Tok in 2020 Thanon Tok (, ) is a road junction in the Bang Kho Laem Subdistrict, Bang Kho Laem District, Bangkok. It is a point of intersection where Charoen Krung, Rama III and Mahaisawan Roads meet. The boundaries of the junction are considered to be where Charoen Krung and Mahaisawan Roads terminates, and where Rama III Road originate. The name "Thanon Tok" means ''"road to fall"'', because it is the final stretch of Charoen Krung Road that straight to south and dead-ends on the Chao Phraya River. Hence colloquially referred to as "Thanon Tok" according its characteristics. Originally, it was a main port of Bangkok named "Thanon Tok Pier" before the establishment of Bangkok Port, also was a location of Bangkok Dock Company. Subsequently, when water transportation and water trading were reduced in importance and Bangkok Port moved to present Khlong Toei, it became a freight-only pier. Government facilities in the area include Charoenkrung Pracharak Hospital, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wat Mangkon Kamalawat
Wat Mangkon Kamalawat (, ), also known by its former name as Wat Leng Noei Yi (, ; ), is the largest and most important Chinese Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand. It hosts celebrations of a number of year-round events, including Chinese New Year, and the annual Chinese vegetarian festival. It is located in the district of Pom Prap Sattru Phai in the city's Chinatown, in an area between soi Charoen Krung 19 and soi Charoen Krung 21. The temple is the provenance of Wat Mangkon MRT station on the MRT Blue Line. The station has been serving the temple and nearby Chinatown since 2019. History Wat Mangkon Kamalawat was founded as a Mahayana Buddhist temple in 1871 or 1872 (sources differ), by Phra Archan Chin Wang Samathiwat (also known as Sok Heng), initially with the name ''Wat Leng Noei Yi''. It was later given its current name, ''Wat Mangkon Kamalawat'', meaning "Dragon Lotus Temple", by King Chulalongkorn (Rama V). Style and Layout The temple is built in a classic Chine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Burapha
Wang Burapha (, ) is a historic neighbourhood in Bangkok, regarded as the first commercial and entertainment district in contemporary Thailand (after 1932 revolution). It is surrounded by Charoen Krung, Maha Chai, Phahurat, Tri Phet and Burapha roads, as well as short streets branching off the main road including Phiraphong and Phanu Rangsi roads, near the eastern edge of the old city centre of Rattanakosin Island in Wang Burapha Phirom Subdistrict, Phra Nakhon District. The neighbourhood is named after Buraphaphirom Palace, which used to be located here until the 1950s, when it was demolished to make way for commercial developments. The neighbourhood became a major commercial district and a centre of youth culture during the 1950s–60s. During its prosperous era, it was the best hangout place for youngsters creating a large impact on the newly emerging youth culture known as ''"Koh Lang Wang"'' (โก๋หลังวัง), translate as "mobster behind the palace". They ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
