Chak Phet Road at front of Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha. Chak Phet Road ( th, ถนนจักรเพชร, ; sometimes spelled Chakkraphet or Chakphet) is a road in Wang Burapha Phirom Subdistrict, Phra Nakhon District,

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 populatio ...

, with a total length of 1,120 m (3,674 ft). Its name after a fort was called "Pom Chak Phet", southernmost of

Rattanakosin Island Rattanakosin Island ( th, เกาะรัตนโกสินทร์, , ) is a historic area in the Phra Nakhon District in the city of Bangkok, Thailand. It is bordered by the Chao Phraya River to the west and various canals to the east ...

at mouth of

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Khlong Rop Krung near the foot of Memorial Bridge in present day. It was one of 14 fortifications built to protect the capital from the early Rattanakosin period in the reign of King

Phutthayotfa Chulalok Phra Phutthayotfa Chulalok Maharaj (, 20 March 1737 – 7 September 1809), personal name Thongduang (), also known as Rama I, was the founder of the Rattanakosin Kingdom and the first monarch of the reigning Chakri dynasty of Siam (now Thai ...

(Rama I). Later, in the reign of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V), when the capital grew more. These fortifications were demolished. Chak Phet Road began to be built on 28 September 1898, divided into two phases: the first phase, from Pom Chak Phet beside Wat Ratchaburana to

Pak Khlong Talat Pak Khlong Talat ( th, ปากคลองตลาด, ;) is a market in Wang Burapha Phirom Subdistrict, Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, Thailand, that sells flowers, fruits, and vegetables. It is the primary flower market of Bangkok and h ...

, and the second phase from Pom Chak Phet to the

intersection In mathematics, the intersection of two or more objects is another object consisting of everything that is contained in all of the objects simultaneously. For example, in Euclidean geometry, when two lines in a plane are not parallel, thei ...

of Yaowarat, Maha Chai, Phiraphong Roads near Pom Maha Chai (Wang Burapha Intersection in present day) and Phahurat Road. Although it is only a short road, it is considered an important trade route because it is located in the

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and runs through many important places, including King Rama I Memorial and Memorial Bridge, Pak Khlong Talat, Charoen Rat 31 Bridge, tip of

Ban Mo Road file:บุคคลัภย์.jpg, 250px, "Book Club" the first headquarters of Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) on Ban Mo Road Ban Mo ( th, บ้านหม้อ, ) is the name of a street and its corresponding neighbourhood in Bangkok's Wang Bur ...

, Chao Mae Thapthim Shrine, Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha, Phahurat, Wang Burapha, and Saphan Han.

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