Khok Wua ( th, คอกวัว, ) is an intersection in
Bangkok
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. It is a
four-way crossroads of
Ratchadamnoen (section middle Ratchadamnoen) and
Tanao road
250px, Tanao Road in phase near Khao San Road
Tanao Road ( th, ถนนตะนาว, , ) is a road in Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, starting from Bamrung Mueang Road at Si Kak Sao Chingcha straight to the north, it is also a boundary li ...
s in area of Bowon Niwet and
Talat Yot
Talat Yot ( th, ตลาดยอด, ) is a ''khwaeng'' (subdistrict) of Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, considered to be majority area of Bang Lamphu neighbourhood.
History
Its name after Talat Yot, a large marketplace that used to be located in ...
sub-districts,
Phra Nakhon district within
Rattanakosin Island
Rattanakosin Island ( th, เกาะรัตนโกสินทร์, , ) is a historic area in the Phra Nakhon District in the city of Bangkok, Thailand. It is bordered by the Chao Phraya River to the west and various canals to the east t ...
.
The term ''Khok Wua'' means "cattle stable" due to the function of this area in the reign of King
Nangklao
Nangklao ( th, พระบาทสมเด็จพระนั่งเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว, ; 31 March 1788 – 2 April 1851), birth name Thap ( th, ทับ), also styled Rama III, was the third king of Siam u ...
(Rama III), when it was a
pasture
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and grove wood with
Hindus
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cow stables in order to send
cow's milk
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to the nearby
Grand Palace
The Grand Palace ( th, พระบรมมหาราชวัง, Royal Institute of Thailand. (2011). ''How to read and how to write.'' (20th Edition). Bangkok: Royal Institute of Thailand. .) is a complex of buildings at the heart of Ban ...
.
Later in the reign of King
Chulalongkorn
Chulalongkorn ( th, จุฬาลงกรณ์, 20 September 1853 – 23 October 1910) was the fifth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri, titled Rama V. He was known to the Siamese of his time as ''Phra Phuttha Chao Luang'' (พร ...
(Rama V), the stables were demolished and the area became the residences of
Muslims
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who emigrated from
southern Thailand
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Geography
Southern Thailand is on the Malay Peninsula, with an area of around , bounded ...
. Evidence remains of the earlier residents, including two
masjids
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in nearby
Bang Lamphu
Bang Lamphu or spelled Banglampoo and Banglamphu ( th, บางลำพู, ; in the past, it was often misspelled บางลำภู) is a neighbourhood in Bangkok located in Phra Nakhon District. The history of the Bang Lamphu community da ...
:
Masjid Chakraphong and Masjid Ban Tuk Din.
[ This area was referred to in ]comic literature
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''Raden Landai'' (ระเด่นลันได) with content about the lives of Hindus who lived in the area at that time.
The intersection located on Ratchadamnoen road and nearby Democracy Monument
The Democracy Monument ( th, อนุสาวรีย์ประชาธิปไตย, ''Anusawari Prachathipatai'') is a public monument in the city center of Bangkok, capital of Thailand. It occupies a traffic circle on the wide east– ...
is often used for political gatherings in Thai history
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, such as October 14 incident (1973), Black May (1992), People's Alliance for Democracy
The People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD; th, พันธมิตรประชาชนเพื่อประชาธิปไตย, Phanthamit Prachachon Pheu Prachathipatai; commonly known as "Yellow Shirts") is a Thai reactionary, m ...
(PAD) protests both in 2006
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and 2008
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, (UDD) protests both in 2009
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and 2010
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, People's Democratic Reform Committee
The People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) or People's Committee for Absolute Democracy with the King as Head of State (PCAD) was a reactionary umbrella political pressure group in Thailand. Its aim was to remove the influence of former pre ...
(PDRC) protests
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Protests can be thought of as acts of coopera ...
(2013–14), etc. In the past, it was surrounded by many important buildings such as The Government Lottery Office (GLO), The Public Relations Department, Sala Chaloem Thai Theater, Headquarters Government Savings Bank Government Savings Bank may refer to:
* Government Savings Bank (Thailand)
* The Government Savings Bank (1833), a historical bank in British India
* Queensland Government Savings Bank
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, Headquarters Thai Thorathat Company (now MCOT
MCOT Public Company Limited (MCOT; th, บริษัท อสมท จำกัด (มหาชน)), formerly known as the Mass Communication Organization of Thailand, is a Thai state-owned public broadcaster. It owns and operates a numbe ...
) etc.
At present, there are many places of interest nearby, such as the 14 October 1973 Memorial and Bangkok City Library.
References
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