Si Ayutthaya Road ( th, ถนนศรีอยุธยา, , ) is a road in inner
Bangkok
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. It starting from
Ratchaprarop road at
Makkasan intersection in the area of
Ratchathewi district to eastward where cuts
Phaya Thai road, then cuts
Rama VI
Vajiravudh ( th, วชิราวุธ, , 1 January 188126 November 1925) was the sixth monarch of Siam under the Chakri dynasty as Rama VI. He ruled from 23 October 1910 until his death in 1925. King Vajiravudh is best known for his efforts ...
road Kamphaeng Phet 5 road and
northern railway line, then into
Dusit district through many important places such as
Dusit Palace
Dusit Palace ( th, พระราชวังดุสิต, RTGS: ''Phra Ratcha Wang Dusit'') is a compound of royal residences in Bangkok, Thailand. Constructed over a large area north of Rattanakosin Island between 1897 and 1901 by King C ...
,
Wat Benchamabophit
Wat Benchamabophit Dusitvanaram ( th, วัดเบญจมบพิตรดุสิตวนาราม; ) is a Buddhist temple ( wat) in the Dusit District of Bangkok, Thailand. Also known as the marble temple, it is one of Bangkok's bes ...
,
Royal Plaza,
Paruskavan Palace
Paruskavan Palace (Thai วังปารุสกวัน) is a historic mansion in Bangkok. The house was built for King Chulalongkorn's son, Prince Chakrabongse Bhuvanath and his Ukrainian wife ( Kateryna Desnytska or Catherine Desnitski), ...
, Ministry of Foreign Affairs etc., until the last phase which meeting
Samsen
350px, Samsen Road in the phase of Thewet Naruemit Bridge (view backward to Phra Nakhon side)
Samsen or spelled Sam Sen ( th, สามเสน, ) is a road and neighbourhood in Bangkok considered to be one of Bangkok's oldest. Samsen road start ...
road beside to
Chao Phraya river bank at Si Sao Thewet intersection.
It was formerly known as ''Thanon Duang Tawan'' (ถนนดวงตะวัน; lit ''Sun Road'') can be divided into three parts viz ''Thanon Duang Tawan Nok'' (ถนนดวงตะวันนอก; ''Outer Sun Road''), ''Thanon Duang Tawan Nai'' (ถนนดวงตะวันใน; ''Inner Sun Road'') and ''Thanon Duang Na'' (ถนนดวงตะวันหน้า; ''Front Sun Road'') according to the direction it runs through. The road was built in 1898, during the reign of King
Chulalongkorn (Rama V), along with Dusit Palace and the other roads that surround the palace. Its name is derived from a kind of
Chinese ceramic
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with sunrise from the sea motifs, one of the most popular collections in that era.
Later on February 6, 1919, which corresponds to the reign of King
Vajiravudh (Rama VI), he changed the name of these roads, including Duang Tawan road. The name "Si Ayutthaya" is a reminder of his
former royal title "Krom Khun Thep
Dvaravati
The Dvaravati ( th, ทวารวดี ; ) was an ancient Mon kingdom from the 7th century to the 11th century that was located in the region now known as central Thailand. It was described by the Chinese pilgrim in the middle of the 7th cent ...
" (Prince of Dvaravati), that refers to Prince of
Ayutthaya Kingdom.
References
Streets in Bangkok
Ratchathewi district
Dusit district
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