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Rattanakosin Island

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Rattanakosin Island (Thai: เกาะรัตนโกสินทร์, RTGS: Ko Rattanakosin, pronounced [kɔ̀ʔ rát.tā.ná(ʔ).kōː.sǐn]) 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 that were dug to serve as moats for what was originally the fortified city center. Situated on the eastern convex bank of a meander in the Chao Phraya River, the island is the site of the Grand Palace and Bangkok's City Pillar Shrine, among other places of historical significance.

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Rattanakosin Island
Ti Thong Road, Bangkok Phra Nakhon District

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Ti Thong Road
10200 Bangkok, Phra Nakhon District
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Trok Mo Market
Trok Mo Market

Trok Mo Market (Thai: ตลาดตรอกหม้อ, RTGS: Talat Trok Mo, pronounced [tā.làːt trɔ̀ːk mɔ̂ː]; or spelled Trok Mor), also known as Thesa Market (ตลาดเทศา, RTGS: Talat Thesa, [tā.làːt tʰēː.sǎː]), or officially as Ratchabophit Phatthana Community (ชุมชนราชบพิธพัฒนา), is a wet market and community in Bangkok. It is regarded as one of Bangkok's busiest and oldest with most vibrant markets. Located in the area of Wat Ratchabophit Subdistrict, Phra Nakhon District, or Rattanakosin Island, the Bangkok's old town zone. It is considered one of inner Bangkok's wet markets, in addition to Pak Khlong Talat and Tha Tian Market. The market site along the lane of Soi Thesa, the side-street branching off Ratchabophit Road beside Wat Ratchabophit and links to Bamrung Mueang Road in the area near Giant Swing and Wat Suthat with Bangkok City Hall. This market is older than 70 years or more. Its name refers to "pottery lane". Because in the past, about 100 years ago, this area used to be a pottery store before being sold to Ban Mo nearby. In those days, the market had a wider area than today, which extends to the Giant Swing ground and the current location of Bangkok City Hall. In which it was called "Sao Chingcha [Giant Swing] Market" until the year 1973, vendors therefore moved to sell at the present location. Due to the construction of the Bangkok City Hall to replace. Currently, it is known as a market for various goods, such as seafood, fresh fruits, vegetables, rice and curry, and clothes. In addition, it is also a popular place to make merit by giving food to monks, a daily routine. Besides, the tip of the market at the Bamrung Mueang Road is a center of Buddhist alms shops as well. They are all shophouses built in Sino-Portuguese architecture and most are run by Thai Chinese.Trok Mo Market is a morning market, open from 05.00 am to about 11.00 am only.

Bamrung Chat Satsana Ya Thai
Bamrung Chat Satsana Ya Thai

Bamrungchat Satsana Yathai (Thai: บำรุงชาติสาสนายาไทย) or familiarly known as Ban Mowaan (บ้านหมอหวาน) is a traditional Thai medicine store and historic building located at 9, Soi Thesa, Bamrung Mueang Road, Wat Ratchabophit Subdistrict, Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok. It was created by Wan Rodmuang (นายหวาน รอดม่วง) or Mo Waan (หมอหวาน; lit: Doctor Waan) under the traditional Thai medicine who lived in the reign of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) to Ananda Mahidol (Rama VIII) (1870–1945). In the past, Mo Waan lived at the intersection of Unakan Road and Charoen Krung Road (Unakan Intersection in the present) and later moved near to the Sao Chingcha (Giant Swing) on the current location. It's a colonial-style old building, which is a house as well as a traditional Thai medicine shop that has been inherited for more than four generations. The building is still filled with antiquities that tell the story of the past as well as the ancient medicine over a hundred years. It has been very popular in the past and the medicine production process is still being relayed in a traditional way by the old equipments with the age of hundred over years. At present, it's open to visitors who are interested in visiting as a museum for tourism and selling traditional Thai medicine as well.The building received the ASA Architectural Conservation Award in 2014.

Fueang Nakhon Road
Fueang Nakhon Road

Fueang Nakhon Road (Thai: ถนนเฟื่องนคร) is a road in inner Bangkok or Rattanakosin Island. It is located in Phra Nakhon district. It is a short road that is 0.5 km (500 m) long, starting from Si Kak Sao Chingcha to the south, passes through Wat Ratchabophit and across the Khlong Lot (คลองหลอด, "tube canal") to end at Si Kak Phraya Si, including connects to Ti Thong road by Ratchabophit road at the side of Wat Ratchabophit. Fueang Nakhon was built with Western technology during the reign of King Mongkut (Rama IV) in 1863 and completed the following year, shortly after Charoen Krung and Bamrung Mueang roads. The three roads were the first formal roads in Thailand. Thai people call this road "Thanon Khwang" (ถนนขวาง, "impeded road") because it lies across between Charoen Krung and Bamrung Mueang roads. King Mongkut later gave it the name "Fueang Nakhon", which means "prosperous city" or "prosperity of the city". The name rhymes with the names of two other roads. Fueang Nakhon was longer than in the past. It passed down to the south from Si Kak Sao Chingcha through Chao Por Suea Joss Hose, Wat Mahannapharam, including Democracy Monument on Ratchadamnoen avenue and to the end in front of Wat Bowonniwet in Bang Lamphu area. This phase changed its name to Tanao road.Around Fueang Nakhon are many historic shophouses built with Sino-Portuguese architecture such as Krung Thai Bank (KTB) branch of the Thanon Fueang Nakhon, which were popular in the reign of King Mongkut.

Dinso Road
Dinso Road

Dinso Road (Thai: ถนนดินสอ, RTGS: Thanon Dinso, pronounced [tʰā.nǒn dīn.sɔ̌ː], lit. 'Pencil Road') is a road in the area of Rattanakosin Island or Bangkok's old town zone. It begins at the corner of the Giant Swing from Bamrung Mueang and Ti Thong Roads at front of the Devasathan and runs past the side of Bangkok City Hall parallel to Siriphong Road, then cuts across Ratchadamnoen Avenue at the Democracy Monument, passing Satriwittaya School and Wat Bowon Niwet School in the Banglamphu area. The road then reaches its end at the foot of Wan Chat Bridge, where it intersects with Phra Sumen Road and Prachathipatai Road, extending for a total length of 850 metres (2,790 ft).The later section has one-way traffic. Historically, the area around Dinso Road was home to a community of pencil-makers whose origins stretch back to the Ayutthaya period, during which the area was known as Yan Pa Dinso (Thai: ย่านป่าดินสอ, lit. 'Pencil Forest Neighborhood'). Aside from a pencils, they also produced white clay fillers, which are also known in Thai as dinso. The construction of Dinso Road began in 1898 and was completed the following year, corresponding to the reign of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V). The road was constructed in order to expand the traffic of the city, and was at the time named Ban Dinso Road (Thai: ถนนบ้านดินสอ, lit. 'Pencil House Road'). Chulalongkorn presided over the official opening ceremony on November 15, 1899. Like other roads in the area, the modern Dinso Road is full of restaurants, bookstores, milk café, sweet shops, as well as hostels. Some of them was chosen to be Bib Gourmand from 2019 Michelin Guide as well.

Si Kak Sao Chingcha
Si Kak Sao Chingcha

Si Kak Sao Chingcha (Thai: สี่กั๊กเสาชิงช้า, pronounced [sìː kák sǎw t͡ɕʰīŋ.t͡ɕʰáː]) is an intersection in San Chao Pho Suea and Sao Chingcha with Wat Ratchabophit sub-districts, Phra Nakhon district, Bangkok. It is the four-way intersection of Thanao, Bamrung Mueang and Fueang Nakhon roads. It is the beginning of Thanao Road and from this point one can clearly see the Giant Swing from the side of Bamrung Mueang Road. Si Kak Sao Chingcha is considered one of two intersections in Bangkok, that still has the term "Si Kak" preceding the title, alike nearby Si Kak Phraya Si (สี่กั๊กพระยาศรี). Both are connected by Fueang Nakhon, the road is only 0.5 km (about 0.3 mi) long, and the road was built along Charoen Krung with Bamrung Mueang since the reign of King Mongkut (Rama IV). All three roads are the first formal roads in Thailand.The term "Si Kak" (Chinese: 四角) is a Teochew dialect meaning "four-way intersection" and "Sao Chingcha" (เสาชิงช้า) is a Thai word that refers to Giant Swing, a Hindu religious structure in front of Wat Suthat. In the past, there was also a Triyampawai ceremony during Songkran festival at the Giant Swing. The ceremony procession will begin at this intersection. The area around Si Kak Sao Chingcha is full of old historic shophouses. It consists of Rolex dealer, old teahouse, Buddha statue and idol foundries with devotional souvenir shops, restaurants, the Siam Commercial Bank branch of the Si Kak Sao Chingcha, including the building of the Ministry of Interior as well.Besides, the nearby on Thanao side are three-ways separated from the main road, which called "Sam Praeng" (สามแพร่ง; lit: three crossroads). Its name is based on the three members of the royal family. They all have a palace in the Sam Praeng's area. Sam Praeng is considered one of the most historic and architectural values of Bangkok. It is home to shophouses built with Sino-Portuguese architecture, modeled from Singapore since the reign of King Vajiravudh (Rama VI).