250px, The old building at the corner of the road.
Song Wat Road ( th, ถนนทรงวาด, , ) is a historic road in the area of
Bangkok's
Samphanthawong
Samphanthawong ( th, สัมพันธวงศ์, ) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. Regarded as Bangkok's Chinatown, it is the smallest district in area but has the highest population density of Bangkok's districts. ...
district. It has its origins by separating from
Chak Phet road near Chakkrawat police station and foot of
Phra Pok Klao bridge
Phra Pok Klao Bridge ( th, สะพานพระปกเกล้า, , ) is a bridge crossing the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, Thailand. It serves to connect the two sides of the Chao Phraya River in the Bangkok area, namely Phra Nakhon Dis ...
on the borderline of
Chakkrawat
250px, '' Prang'' (pagoda in Khmer-style) of Wat Chakkrawat, the origin of the area's name.
Chakkrawat ( th, จักรวรรดิ, ) is a ''khwaeng'' (subdistrict) of Samphanthawong district, Bangkok.
History
In the year 1915, correspond ...
sub-district, Samphanthwong district and
Wang Burapha Phirom sub-district,
Phra Nakhon district, then cuts across
Ratchawong road
Ratchawong Road ( th, ถนนราชวงศ์, ; lit: ''dynasty road'') is a road in Bangkok, Thailand. It is located in the area of Bangkok's Chinatown, or popularly known in Thai as Yaowarat.
History
The road was constructed by King C ...
in the area near
Ratchawong pier, as far as ending at Khao Lam cycle, where it combines Khao Lam and
Charoen Krung
Shophouses along Charoen Krung road with the Sathorn Unique Tower in the vicinity (2021)
Charoen Krung Road ( th, ถนนเจริญกรุง, ) is a major road in Bangkok and the first in Thailand to be built using modern construction ...
roads in
Talat Noi sub-district in the area known as
Sieng Kong (เซียงกง) or official name
Soi Wanit 2 (ซอยวานิช 2). The distance is 1,196 m (about 0.6 mi) alongside
Chao Phraya river
The Chao Phraya ( or ; th, แม่น้ำเจ้าพระยา, , or ) is the major river in Thailand, with its low alluvial plain forming the centre of the country. It flows through Bangkok and then into the Gulf of Thailand.
Et ...
almost all the length.
The name "Song Wat" translates to "drawing by the king". It was built by
King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) in 1892 after the great fire in
Sampheng area. The Siamese government wanted to expand the roads and public utilities to a wider area, such as
Yaowarat, etc. For Song Wat, it was from the King Chulalongkorn who wrote the line with a pencil on the map by himself. The construction was divided into two phases. The first phase starting from Chak Phet road to ends at Trok Rong Krata (now's Yaowaphanit road) in 1892, the second phase began in 1907 from Trok Rong Krata to ends at Charoen Krung road like today.
[
Song Wat road then developed to function as main access to water transport in the area along the road, there are a number of minor roads and alleyways bridging with the port which served all the steamships communication between ]Chon Buri province
Chonburi (, , ) is a province of Thailand (''changwat'') located in eastern Thailand. Its capital is also named Chonburi. Neighbouring provinces are (clockwise from north) Chachoengsao, Chanthaburi, and Rayong, while the Bay of Bangkok is to t ...
, Ban Don ( Surat Thani province), and Bangkok, as well as the barges running between the seaside towns and the capital. Song Wat area therefore was the main transport region of seafood, vegetables, plants and herbs the row-shophouses along both sides of the road are mostly the wholesale companies and shops doing businesses related to the vessel-transported commodities. The road also the origin of the business of many Thai Chinese millionaire families, such as Chearavanont, the owner of CP Group, Chatikavanij, Sirivadhanabhakdi, or Kanchanachoosak, etc.[
Besides, there are ]place of worship
A place of worship is a specially designed structure or space where individuals or a group of people such as a congregation come to perform acts of devotion, veneration, or religious study. A building constructed or used for this purpose is somet ...
in various religions, such as, Lao Pun Tao Kong Joss House, a joss house according by the Chinese belief, Masjid Luang Kocha Itsahak, masjid
A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, i ...
of the Islamic
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, or Wat Pathum Khongkha (Wat Sampheng), a Thai temple.
250px, left, Rank of old s on Song Wat road.">shophouses on Song Wat road.
Presently, the condition of the buildings along Song Wat is still the same as in the past when more than 100 years ago. Many of them operate traditional businesses, such as, the trading of whole grain seeds.
Most of them considered as the early row buildings in Bangkok along the Chao Phraya river, there's beautiful three-story building decorated with stucco. On the opposite side are two-story buildings which are also beautifully decorated with stucco in flower, fruit motif and Corinthian pillar
The Corinthian order (Greek: Κορινθιακός ρυθμός, Latin: ''Ordo Corinthius'') is the last developed of the three principal classical orders of Ancient Greek architecture and Roman architecture. The other two are the Doric order ...
s over the window frame, is the arches decorated with the colour glasses. Including the walls of some buildings in the middle phase of the road, there're also graffiti artwork from Western artists. In addition, Song Soem road (ถนนทรงเสริม), which is a separate road from Song Wat. It is considered to be the shortest road in Thailand. It is only 20 m (about 65 ft) long, ending at the pier on Chao Phraya river. The opposite side are Lhong 1919 and Wanglee House, which Lhong 1919 is an old port warehouse built with traditional Chinese architecture of the Wanglee family, including the location of the Mazu
Mazu or Matsu is a Chinese sea goddess also known by several other names and titles. She is the deified form of the legendary figure Lin Mo or Lin Moniang, a Fujianese shamaness whose life span is traditionally dated from 960 to 987. Re ...
Joss House. It has been renovated to become a new tourist attraction includes a new landmark of Khlong San area in Thonburi.
See also
* Bangkok's Chinatown
References
External links
*
category:Streets in Bangkok
Samphanthawong district
1892 establishments in Siam
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