280px, Chanthaboon Waterfront Community at dusk Chanthaboon Waterfront Community or Chanthaboon Riverside Community ( th, ชุมชนริมน้ำจันทบูร) is an ancient waterfront community in the heart of Mueang Chanthaburi District, Chanthaburi Province in

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. It is sometimes also written as Chantaboon Waterfront Community. The traditional community dates back to King

Narai King Narai the Great ( th, สมเด็จพระนารายณ์มหาราช, , ) or Ramathibodi III ( th, รามาธิบดีที่ ๓ ) was the 27th monarch of Ayutthaya Kingdom, the 4th and last monarch of the Pr ...

the Great's reign of

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(more than 300 years), regarded as the first community of Chanthaburi. The ancestors of this community people are three ethnic group, consist

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, Chinese and

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. In the King

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(Rama V)'s reign, it was regarded as the center of the province and was a trading and travel destination for the eastern region. At present, it is another cultural attraction of Chanthaburi. There are many old buildings in

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and

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styles lined up on one km (0.6 mi) long

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along the

Chanthaburi River 250px, Chanthaburi River in the phase of Mueang Chanthaburi District Chanthaburi River ( th, แม่น้ำจันทบุรี), formerly and still colloquially known as Chanthabun River (แม่น้ำจันทบูร) is a river ...

(locally known as Chanthaboon River). The river is known as Mae Nam Chanthaburi by local people. Two of the buildings, Baan Luang Rajamaitri (บ้านหลวงราชไมตรี) is Unesco's award winning project. Luang Rajamaitri was a Thai aristocrat during the King Chulalongkorn period, who was the first to bring rubber seeds to grow in Thailand. Presently, his house has been renovated to be a historic inn on the second floor offering well-equipped rooms and river views. While the ground floor is free for anyone who interested in antiques and museum. And House No.69 (บ้านเลขที่ 69), the house of Khun Anusorn Sombat is the community learning center, exhibits its history and old photos of the community. left, Niramon Bridge (สะพานนิรมล, "Immaculate Bridge"), the bridge over Chanthaburi River is the entrance of the community and link between church and community together Chanthaboon Waterfront Community situated along the Chanthaburi River, opposite the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, a historic building and recognized as the most beautiful

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in Thailand. A Chinese temple by name 'Chao Mae Kuan Im' is a prominent landmark inside the Chantaboon Waterfront Community. Also, notable is the Chanthaburi Gemstone market that is ancient and is nearby. The entire length of the street is lined with restaurants, sweet shops, antique shophouses, cafés, traditional drug store,

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s as well as guest houses. Some walls are lathered with chic

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in form of photo spot for visitors.

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