Sala Thammasop ( th, ศาลาธรรมสพน์, ) is a ''

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'' (sub-district) of

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 ...

Thawi Watthana district Thawi Watthana ( th, ทวีวัฒนา, ) is one of the 50 districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. Its neighbor, clockwise from north, are Bang Kruai district of Nonthaburi province, Taling Chan, Bang Khae, and Nong Khaem Districts ...

. It has an area of 28.698 km² (about 11 mi²).

History

The name ''Sala Thammasop'' refers to a 'pavilion for sermons', but in the past it was called ''Sala Tham Sop'' meaning 'funeral pavilion'. King

Mongkut Mongkut ( th, มงกุฏ; 18 October 18041 October 1868) was the fourth monarch of Siam (Thailand) under the House of Chakri, titled Rama IV. He ruled from 1851 to 1868. His full title in Thai was ''Phra Bat Somdet Phra Menthora Ramathib ...

(Rama IV) ordered the digging of the ( Khlong Maha Sawat) with '' salas'' (pavilions) along the banks of the canal. There were twin salas for disposing of the bodies of those who died digging the canal. It was called ''Sala Tham Sop''. The name was later changed to the more pleasant-sounding ''Sala Thammasop''. Another of the salas was ''Salaya'', a sala that housed

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. It became the name of Salaya Subdistrict of Phutthamonthon District.

Places

* Sala Thammasop railway station * Phuttamonthon Sai 2 Railway Halt * Thongsuk College * Utthayan Avenue * Borommaratchachonnani Road

References

* * {{Coord, 13, 46, 55.1, N, 100, 22, 42.5, E, region:TH_type:landmark, display=title Thawi Watthana district Subdistricts of Bangkok