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Din Daeng Junction
Sam Liam Din Daeng or Din Daeng Junction ( th, สามเหลี่ยมดินแดง, แยกดินแดง) is a road junction in the area of Thanon Phaya Thai Subdistrict, Ratchathewi District in downtown Bangkok. It is a three-way junction of Ratchawithi Road, Ratchaprarop Road and Din Daeng Road, being considered the beginning of the former two. The name of the junction refers to its triangular shape (''sam liam'', สามเหลี่ยม is Thai for triangle). On top of the junction is an overpass linking Ratchawithi Road and the nearby Victory Monument zone. It is often confused with the similarly-named next junction, Tai Duan Din Daeng Junction () in Din Daeng District, where Din Daeng Road meets Vibhavadi Rangsit Road. Tai Duan Din Daeng features both an overpass and a tunnel. Sam Liam Din Daeng is usually one of the areas with the highest amount of traffic violations in Bangkok. in May 2018, CCTV Closed-circuit television (CCTV), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Road Junction
A junction is where two or more roads meet. History Roads began as a means of linking locations of interest: towns, forts and geographic features such as river fords. Where roads met outside of an existing settlement, these junctions often led to a new settlement. Scotch Corner is an example of such a location. In the United Kingdom and other countries, the practice of giving names to junctions emerged, to help travellers find their way. Junctions took the name of a prominent nearby business or a point of interest. As of the road networks increased in density and traffic flows followed suit, managing the flow of traffic across the junction became of increasing importance, to minimize delays and improve safety. The first innovation was to add traffic control devices, such as stop signs and traffic lights that regulated traffic flow. Next came lane controls that limited what each lane of traffic was allowed to do while crossing. Turns across oncoming traffic might be prohibited, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Front Of Democracy Against Dictatorship
The United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) ( th, แนวร่วมประชาธิปไตยต่อต้านเผด็จการแห่งชาติ; นปช., alternatively translated as National Democratic Alliance against Dictatorship), whose supporters are commonly called Red Shirts, is a political pressure group opposed to the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), the 2006 Thai coup d'état, and supporters of the coup. Notable UDD leaders include Jatuporn Prompan, Nattawut Saikua, Veera Musikapong, Jaran Ditapichai, and Weng Tojirakarn. The UDD allies itself with the Pheu Thai Party, which was deposed by the 2014 military coup. Before the July 2011 national elections, the UDD claimed that Abhisit Vejjajiva's government took power illegitimately, backed by the Thai Army and the judiciary. The UDD called for the Thai Parliament to be dissolved so that a general election could be held. UDD accused the country's extra-democra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santiphap Park
Santiphap Park (, , literally "Peace Park") is an park in Bangkok, Thailand. It is located between Ratchawithi Road and Rang Nam Road in Ratchathewi district. The land on which Santiphap Park is built is leased from the Crown Property Bureau by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA). It was previously the site of subsidized housing overseen by the National Housing Authority (Thailand), National Housing Authority. The BMA obtained a 30-year lease, beginning in October 1990. Construction on the park began in 1997.Suan Santiphap Public Park Office, Department of Environment (in Thai). Retrieved on February 26, 2009. Santiphap Park was opened to the public on August 18, 1998. The name ''Santiphap'', meaning "peace", as well as the date of the park's opening, commemorate the end of World War II, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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