Tri Phet Road in the phase of Poh-Chang Academy of Arts, Rajamangala University of Technology Rattanakosin and Long Corridor of Suankularb Wittayalai School
Tri Phet Road ( th, ถนนตรีเพชร, , ) is a road in Rattanakosin Island, inner Bangkok, it is located in Wang Burapha Phirom Subdistrict, Phra Nakhon District, regarded as one of the memorials to the children 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) who died as a child as same as
Sirirat Hospital, or
Uruphong Intersection etc.
Tri Phet Road starts at the Chaloem Krung Intersection in front of
Sala Chalermkrung Royal Theatre
Sala Chalermkrung Royal Theatre ( th, ศาลาเฉลิมกรุง;) was originally a movie theatre in Bangkok, Thailand built in Modernist style on Charoengkrung Road. It was opened on 3 July 1933. After serving as a cinema for many y ...
, cuts across
Ti Thong Road, run straight to the Phahurat Intersection and ends at the foot of
Memorial Bridge.
It was built by royal command of King Chulalongkorn in memory of Prince
Tribejrutama Dhamrong
Tribejrutama Dhamrong ( th, ตรีเพ็ชรุตม์ธำรง; ; 8 February 1881 – 22 November 1887) was a Prince of Siam (later Thailand). He was a member of the Siamese Royal Family. He was a son of Chulalongkorn.
Biography
P ...
, his son born to Queen
Saovabha Phongsri
Queen Saovabha Phongsri ( th, เสาวภาผ่องศรี; RTGS: Saowapha PhongsiPronunciation) was an agnatic half-sister and queen of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) of Thailand, and mother of both King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) and King Pr ...
. The young prince died, at the age of seven in the year 1887. The construction was financed by the deceased prince's private fund.
Originally, it was just a length of
Charoen Krung to
Phahurat
Phahurat or Pahurat ( th, พาหุรัด), often known as Thailand's Little India, is an ethnic neighborhood surrounding Phahurat Road in Wang Burapha Phirom Subdistrict, Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok. The area that would become Phahura ...
Roads. Later in the year 1898, King Chulalongkorn has given the extension to reach the foot of the Memorial Bridge, where
Chak Phet Road
Chak Phet Road at front of Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha.
Chak Phet Road ( th, ถนนจักรเพชร, ; sometimes spelled Chakkraphet or Chakphet) is a road in Wang Burapha Phirom Subdistrict, Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, with a t ...
runs through like today. The road has a total length of 650 m (2,132 ft).
In the 150th anniversary of
Rattanakosin in the year 1932, King
Prajadhipok
Prajadhipok ( th, ประชาธิปก, RTGS: ''Prachathipok'', 8 November 1893 – 30 May 1941), also Rama VII, was the seventh monarch of Siam of the Chakri dynasty. His reign was a turbulent time for Siam due to political and ...
(Rama VII) ordered the celebration of city and the construction of a Memorial Bridge including King
Phutthayotfa Chulalok
Phra Phutthayotfa Chulalok Maharaj (, 20 March 1737 – 7 September 1809), personal name Thongduang (), also known as Rama I, was the founder of the Rattanakosin Kingdom and the first monarch of the reigning Chakri dynasty of Siam (now Thai ...
(Rama I) Statue that are directly on the end of the Tri Phet Road.
Although it is a short road, it runs through many important places, for example
Nightingale–Olympic Department Store,
The Old Siam Plaza
The Old Siam Plaza ( th, ดิโอลด์สยามพลาซ่า) is a shopping mall in Wang Burapha, a historic neighbourhood of Bangkok, Thailand. It is surrounded by Tri Phet, Burapha, Phahurat and parts of Charoen Krung roads, and ...
,
Wat Ratchaburana, and the Long Corridor of
Suankularb Wittayalai School
Suankularb Wittayalai School (โรงเรียนสวนกุหลาบวิทยาลัย) (also known as Suankularb College) literally ''Rose Garden College'' is an all-boys secondary school for grades 7 through 12 in Bangkok, T ...
with
Poh-Chang Academy of Arts etc.
Gallery
file:โรงภาพยนตร์ศาลาเฉลิมกรุง เขตพระนคร กรุงเทพมหานคร.jpg, Chaloem Krung Intersection, the starting point of the road where it cuts with Charoen Krung and Ti Thong Roads
File:Sala Chalermkrung Royal Thetre, Wang Burapha Phirom,Phra nakhon, Bangkok - panoramio.jpg, The road sign in front of Sala Chalermkrung Royal Theatre
file:Wang Burapha Phirom, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok, Thailand - panoramio (14).jpg, Nightingale–Olympic Department Store
file:Wang Burapha Phirom, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok, Thailand - panoramio (7).jpg, Phahurat Intersection, where it cuts with Phahurat Road
image:Wang Burapha Phirom, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok, Thailand - panoramio (9).jpg, The end of the road where it joints with Chak Phet Road at the foot of the Memorial Bridge
References
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