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Neighbourhoods Of Bangkok
This is a partial list of neighbourhoods in Bangkok. Bang Kapi *Bang Kapi * Chok Chai 4 * Happy Land *Hua Mak *Khlong Chan * Lam Sali * Lat Phrao *Ramkhamhaeng Bang Sue * Bang Pho * Bang Son * Bang Sue * Pracha Chuen * Tao Pun * Wong Sawang Chatuchak *Ari *Chatuchak Park * Chorakhe Bua * Chumtang Bang Sue *Kamphaeng Phet * Lat Phrao * Mo Chit * Phahon Yothin * Pradiphat * Ratchayothin * Saphan Khwai *Wat Samian Nari Don Mueang * Bang Khen * Don Mueang * Kaset-Nawamin * Lak Si * Lat Pla Khao * Ngam Wong Wan *Saphan Mai * Sena Nikhom * Thung Song Hong Dusit * Bang Krabue * Lan Phra Borommarup Song Ma *Kiak Kai * Maha Nak * Ratchawat *Samsen * Si Yan * Soi Suan Oi Pathum Wan (well known as ''Ratchaprasong'' shopping street area) * Ban Krua * Banthat Thong * Bon Kai * Charoen Phon *Chit Lom * Chula * Hua Lamphong * Lang Suan * Suphachalasai (National Stadium) * Phloen Chit * Phra Ram 1 *Ratchadamri *Ratchaprasong *Sam Yan * Saphan Lueang *Siam Square (Shinjuku of Thailand) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangkok Baiyoke Tower
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 population of 10.539 million as of 2020, 15.3 percent of the country's population. Over 14 million people (22.2 percent) lived within the surrounding Bangkok Metropolitan Region at the 2010 census, making Bangkok an extreme primate city, dwarfing Thailand's other urban centres in both size and importance to the national economy. Bangkok traces its roots to a small trading post during the Ayutthaya Kingdom in the 15th century, which eventually grew and became the site of two capital cities, Thonburi in 1768 and Rattanakosin in 1782. Bangkok was at the heart of the modernization of Siam, later renamed Thailand, during the late-19th century, as the country faced pressures from the West. The city was at the centre of Thailand's political struggles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wat Samian Nari
Wat Samian Nari ( th, วัดเสมียนนารี, ) is a civil temple in Thailand, located at 32 Moo 2, Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, Lat Yao Subdistrict, Chatuchak District, Bangkok, with a total area of 18 rai (about 7.11 acres) next to Northern Railway Line and close to Bang Son Station. Wat Samian Nari established in 1857 under the name "Wat Khae Rai" (วัดแคราย). In the year 1877, it was restored by Samian Kham (เสมียนขำ), the prime donor for temple restoration, who was a female clerk in the royal treasury in the reign of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V). So it was changed to the name "Samian Nari" in 1979 in honour of her, because the word "Samian Nari" means "female clerk" or "lady clerk" in Thai. Inside main hall which is of a Thai architectural style with stucco and gilded decoration, the Principal Buddha image called Phra Sakkaya Buddhawongmuni (พระศรีศากยะพุทธวงศ์มุนี) is enshrined. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pradiphat
250px, Pradiphat Road at early morning in 2020 Pradiphat Road ( th, ถนนประดิพัทธ์, , ) is a road in Bangkok, Thailand, mainly in Phaya Thai sub-district, Phaya Thai district. Pradiphat is a straight road. Route It begins at Saphan Daeng intersection in the area of Thanon Nakhon Chai Si sub-district. It cuts Rama V, Techa Wanit, Thahan roads and the Saphan Daeng (Daeng bridge). It runs past the northern railway line (between Sam Sen and Bang Sue stations) at Thoet Damri intersection, where it cuts Thoet Damri and Kamphaeng Phet 5 roads. It crosses Khlong Prapa (water supply canal) and cuts Rama VI road beneath the expressway. It ends at Saphan Khwai intersection, where it meets Phahonyothin and Saliratthawiphak roads. History Pradiphat is one of the oldest streets of Bangkok. It was originally named ''"Patiphat Phuban Road"'' (ถนนปฏิพัทธ์ภูบาล). During the Vietnam War era (70–60s), this road was very busy es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phahon Yothin
Phahonyothin Road ( th, ถนนพหลโยธิน, , ) or Highway 1 is a main road in Bangkok and one of the four primary highways in Thailand, which include Mittraphap Road (Highway 2), Sukhumvit Road (Highway 3), and Phet Kasem Road (Highway 4). It begins at Victory Monument in Bangkok and runs north to the Burmese border, with a total length of . History left, Phahonyothin Road passing 11th Infantry Regiment station Phahonyothin Road was originally called "Prachathipat Road" ( th, ถนนประชาธิปัตย์, ''Thanon Prachathipat'', literally "Democratic Road"), and reached just to Don Mueang. In 1938, Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram had the road extended from Don Mueang, through Bang Pa-In, Ayutthaya, Saraburi, Lopburi, and Singburi, making it long. The newly lengthened road was renamed Phahonyothin Road, in honor of General Phraya Phahol Pholphayuhasena (formerly Phot Phahonyothin), the second Prime Minister of Thailand and one of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mo Chit BTS Station
Mo Chit Station ( th, สถานีหมอชิต, ) is a BTS Skytrain station, on the Sukhumvit Line in Chatuchak District, Bangkok, Thailand. The station is on the Phahon Yothin Highway between Soi Phahon Yothin 18 and Soi Phahon Yothin 20.Into Asia - Sukhumvit Line Stations http://www.into-asia.com/bangkok/skytrain/sukhumvit.php The station is named after the former Mo Chit Bus Terminal, which previously occupied the area, and was the northern terminus of the Sukhumvit Line until 9 August 2019 when Ha Yaek Lat Phrao BTS Station opened. Nearby landmarks The station is connected to Chatuchak Park MRT Station which opened in 2004. Other nearby landmarks include BTS Depot, Chatuchak Park and Mo Chit Bus Station. Gallery File:BTS Mo Chit Station.JPG, Street level view File:BTS Depot.JPG, Depot File:Mo Chit BTS - 15 May 2016.jpg, Side view File:Mo Chit Station - Exit to Chatuchak Park.jpg, Chatuchak Park See also * BTS Skytrain The Bangkok Mass Transit System, commo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamphaeng Phet Road
250px, Shield of Highway 3508, used for Kamphaeng Phet 6 Road in the area of Pathum Thani Kamphaeng Phet Road ( th, ถนนกำแพงเพชร, , ) is a road in Thailand capital Bangkok, there are currently eight branches. The road is a site of MRT Blue Line station Kamphaeng Phet. History The road was constructed in the year 1978 by Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to connect Phaholyothin Road with Yan Phaholyothin Road and received construction assistance from the Military Battalion, 111th Mechanic, 11th Military Department of Ratchaburi Province. Due to the road run through the land of the State Railway of Thailand (SRT), therefore used the name "Kamphaeng Phet Road" in honour of Purachatra Jayakara, Prince of Kamphaeng Phet. Who was the first commander of Royal State Railways of Siam (now State Railway of Thailand), and regarded as ''Father of the Thai railways''. Branches 250px, Aerial view of Mixt Chatuchak and the passing Kamphaeng Phet 4 Road *Kam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bang Sue Junction
Bang Sue Junction ( th, สถานีชุมทางบางซื่อ, ), is a railway station and junction located in Bangkok. It is situated on Thoet Damri Road, Chatuchak District. It is owned by the State Railway of Thailand, serves the Northern, Northeastern and Southern Line and is a junction for the North/Northeast and South Lines. Bang Sue Junction is separated into 2 station buildings, one (the older) for the North and Northeast lines and another (newer) for the Southern Line. The distance between the buildings are about 200 metres apart, with an overpass that links and used when a train is currently parked at the platform. This station has 72 tracks, 4 of which are linked with the platform. 8 tracks are linked to the locomotive depot and the remaining 60 are rail sidings. Transport links include the Bangkok MRT, and the BMTA. History Bang Sue opened in 1898 as part of Thailand's first railway between Bangkok and Ayutthaya. On 1 January 1927, it became a junc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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