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

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 estim ...

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

Rattanakosin Island Rattanakosin Island (, , ) 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 that were dug to serve as moats for what was originall ...

at mouth of

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Khlong Rop Krung near present-day the foot of Memorial Bridge. It was one of 14 fortifications built to protect the capital from the early Rattanakosin period in the reign of King Phutthayotfa Chulalok (Rama I). Later, in the reign of King

Chulalongkorn Chulalongkorn (20 September 1853 – 23 October 1910), posthumously honoured as King Chulalongkorn the Great, was the fifth king of Siam from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama V. Chulalongkorn's reign from 1868 until his death in 1910 was cha ...

(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 (, ) 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 has been cited as a "place of symbolic val ...

, and the second phase from Pom Chak Phet to the

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Yaowarat Yaowarat Road (, , ; ) in Samphanthawong District is the main artery of Bangkok's Chinatown. Modern Chinatown now covers a large area around Yaowarat and Charoen Krung Road. It has been the main centre for trading by the Chinese community si ...

, Maha Chai, Phiraphong Roads near Pom Maha Chai (present-day Wang Burapha Intersection) and Phahurat Road. When passing this point it continues as Maha Chai Road. Both phases are

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roads. 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, end of Ban Mo Road, Chao Mae Thapthim Shrine, Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha, Phahurat, Saphan Han, and Wang Burapha.

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