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Samran Rat (Thai: สำราญราษฎร์, pronounced [sǎm.rāːn râːt]), popularly known as Pratu Phi (ประตูผี, [prā.tūː pʰǐː]), is a historic neighbourhood and road junction in Bangkok. The neighbourhood roughly occupies the area of its namesake subdistrict in Phra Nakhon district. Samran Rat Intersection is the junction of Bamrung Mueang and Maha Chai roads. From the intersection, Bamrung Mueang road crosses the nearby Sommot Amonmak bridge into Pom Prap Sattru Phai district's Ban Bat subdistrict. The next junction on Bamrung Mueang is Maen Si.

Sommot Amon Mak Bridge (Thai: สะพานสมมตอมรมารค, RTGS: Saphan Sommot Amon Mak, pronounced [sā.pʰāːn sǒm.mót ʔā.mɔ̄ːn mâːk]) is a historic bridge over the khlong (canal) in Bangkok. It's located on Bamrung Mueang road between Phra Nakhon district's Samran Rat sub-district and Pom Prap Sattru Phai district's Ban Bat sub-district. The bridge that can be considered as another Saphan Lek (สะพานเหล็ก; lit: iron bridge) of Bangkok alike Damrong Sathit and Phitthaya Sathian bridges. Since it was originally a steel structure and could be removed for boat pass through. So it was named "Saphan Lek Pratu Phi", because the area it's located is called "Pratu Phi" (ประตูผี; ghost gate). This area in the early Rattanakosin period there's gate for transport dead bodies from the inner city or within Grand Palace. Because this area is located in the west, it's believed that the direction of the dead.Later, in the reign of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V). The bridge has deteriorated, he ordered the Department of Public Works to restore the bridge as a concrete bridge in today, includes was officially named "Sommot Amon Mak" (literally translates as "way of who assume as immortal", that refers to "way of deity", meaning "way of divine king") in honour of Prince Sawasdiprawat. The striking feature is that the banisters are Ionic architecture. It has been registered as one of the ancient monuments of Bangkok. At the end of the bridge in Pom Prap Sattru Phai side is an intersection called "Men Pun Intersection", that refers to "cement crematorium intersection". It's an area close to Wat Saket. During the reigns of King Phutthaloetla Naphalai (Rama II) and King Nangklao (Rama III), there was severe epidemics of cholera in Bangkok. There're a lot of dead people and can't be cremated immediately. Many bodies have been left along the road or the temple grounds, so that the vultures are eaten, it's an abomination to those who have seen. The temple that was cremated during that time was Wat Sa Ket, including crematorium made of cement nearby. Presently, the cement crematorium has been demolished but its name still stands today and becomes the official intersection.

Wat Thepthidaram Worawihan or popularly known as Wat Thepthidaram is a third grade royal Buddhist temple in Worawihan type, located in the area known as Pratu Phi or official name Samran Rat, Bangkok, near Mahakan Fort and Wat Ratchanadda. It is a historic temple, formerly name was Wat Phraya Krai Suan Luang, as it was located in Tambon Suan Luang Phraya Krai (assume that it should be a residence or a farm of a nobleman named Phraya Krai). King Nangklao (Rama III) founded the temple in the year 1836 in honour of his eldest daughter Princess Vilas, the Princess Apsorn Sudathep. The princess was a favourite of the king. The construction was completed in the year 1839, and a new royal name was bestowed as Wat Thepthidaram ("the temple of the celestial daughter"). Princess Vilas herself also contributed personally to the construction of the temple. The temple has many items and artifacts with beautiful patterns, porcelain, and Chinese dolls, due to the prosperous of merchandising between China and Siam (Thailand in those days) as well as other historic temples, such as Wat Pho, Wat Suthat, Wat Ratcha Orasaram. In ordination hall, the principal Buddha image which was carved form pure white stone is enshrined inside the Wetchayan Butsabok (small size of mandapa), that King Rama III had invited from the Royal Grand Palace to the temple, hence, it got the name Luang Pho Khao (white reverend father). Afterwards, King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) gave the name Phra Phuttha Thewavilas to the Buddha image in the year 1971. The roof of the ordination hall had no Chofah Bai Raka (finals on the roof) and the gable was decorated with Chinese porcelain, similar to Wat Nang Chi or Wat Champa. Another interesting attraction of this temple is there are 52 images of bhikkhunīs (female monk) in bhikkhunī sanctuary on the left side of the ordination hall. Which is different from general temples.Wat Thepthidaram was registered to a national ancient monument by the Fine Arts Department in the year 1977.Moreover, the temple was used to be the residence of Sunthorn Phu, the royal poet in the early Rattanakosin era, while he ordained as a monk (under patronage by Princess Vilas). This monk's dwelling is now open as the Sunthorn Phu Museum. The waterway that runs through the side of the temple is named Khlong Lot Wat Thepthidaram, a part of Khlong Lot or Khlong Khu Mueang Doem, the old city moat around the Royal Grand Palace. It is the point where Khlong Lot confluences the old and current city moats separating into two canals. From its beginning in King Phutthayotfa Chulalok (Rama I)'s reign, the canal had no name. Later, in the occasion of 200th anniversary of Rattanakosin (Bangkok) in the year 1982, the government gave the two canal the official names as Khlong Lot Ratchanadda and Khlong Lot Wat Ratchabophit. Khlong Lot Wat Thepthidaram is a part of Khlong Lot Ratchanadda and also currents continuously to the side of Bangkok City Hall on Dinso Road side (in that part it is called Khlong Lot Wat Ratchanadda).

Wat Ratchanatdaram (Thai: วัดราชนัดดาราม, pronounced [wát râːt.t͡ɕʰā.nát.dāːrāːm]) is a buddhist temple (wat) located at the intersection between Ratchadamnoen Klang and Maha Chai Road, in Phra Nakhon district, Bangkok. Meaning Temple of the Royal Niece, the temple was built to the order of King Nangklao (Rama III) for his granddaughter, Princess Somanass Waddhanawathy in 1846.

Ban Bat (Thai: บ้านบาตร, RTGS: Ban Bat, pronounced [bâːn bàːt]; also spelled Banbatt) is one of the five sub-districts (khwaeng) in the Pom Prap Sattru Phai District of Bangkok. It has an area of 0.316 km2 (0.122 sq mi). Some parts of the northern area are on the Khlong Maha Nak canal. The west side borders the Samran Rat Sub-district of Phra Nakhon District.

Sala Chaloem Thai (Thai: ศาลาเฉลิมไทย, pronounced [sǎː.lāː t͡ɕʰā.lɤ̌ːm tʰāj]), abbreviated as Chaloem Thai (เฉลิมไทย), was a former movie theatre in Bangkok, located at the corner of Ratchadamnoen Avenue and Mahachai Road near the Fort Mahakan, opposite what is now the Queen Sirikit Gallery. This movie theatre was built in the year 1940 in the era of Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram to be another national theatre in Thailand as well as Sala Chalermkrung Royal Theatre in Wang Burapha neighbourhood. The red building's distinctive post-modern architecture was designed to harmonize with the surrounding buildings on Ratchadamnoen Avenue. The official opening ceremony took place on February 10, 1949. Sala Chaloem Thai was once considered one of the most popular and modern movie theatres. It was dismantled in early 1989 as a result of a cabinet resolution, because it obscured the scenery of Wat Ratchanadda and Loha Prasat. All projectors and seats were handed over to the National Film Archive. The site later became home to a Royal Pavilion Mahajetsadabadin and a memorial to King Rama III.

The First Bangkok City Hall (Thai: ศาลาว่าการ กทม.1), commonly known as Bangkok City Hall (Thai: ศาลาว่าการกรุงเทพมหานคร), is the headquarters of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) in Phra Nakhon district, Bangkok, Thailand.

Khlong Maha Nak (Thai: คลองมหานาค, pronounced [kʰlɔ̄ːŋ mā.hǎː nâːk]) is a khlong (canal) in Bangkok and considered one of Bangkok's oldest canals. It starts from Khlong Rop Krung (old city moat) in the area of Mahakan Fort and Wat Saket's Golden Mount and continues to the east as far as ends at the intersection with Khlong Saen Saep in Ban Khrua neighbourhood, tote distance 1.3 km (0.81 mi).The canal was canalize by the royal intention of King Phutthayotfa Chulalok (Rama I) in 1783 after establishment of Rattanakosin kingdom (today's Bangkok) only one year, used as a waterway for people to boating and playing Khlon Sakkawa (กลอนสักวา; a kind of Thai poem). An ancient culture that has been around since Ayutthaya period. Its name "Maha Nak" is derived from the namesake canal used in the old Ayutthaya kingdom. It's believed that, it received this name from a monk named "Maha Nak", who initiated the canalize for use in the war after the end of Burmese–Siamese War (1547–49) shortly.At the end of the canal is connected with Khlong Saen Saep. It's a place where people often paddle and pass as the main waterway since the early Rattanakosin period. Later in the reigns of King Mongkut (Rama IV) and Chulalongkorn (Rama V) it has become a famous and popular floating market implicitly since it is a route to Chachoengsao province, eastern by Khlong Saen Saep. The same area nowadays has become the wholesale market for cheap clothes as Bobae Market, and is the largest wholesale fruits market in Bangkok named Maha Nak Market or Saphan Khao Market. It also has become the administrative district of two khwaeng (sub-districts) under Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), namely Si Yaek Maha Nak in Dusit and Khlong Maha Nak in Pom Prap Sattru Phai district.Moreover, the phase of Khlong Maha Nak in Bobae Market is the home of one of the oldest Muslim communities in Bangkok, Maha Nak community. They have Masjid Maha Nak as the center of the community.

The Giant Swing (Thai: เสาชิงช้า, RTGS: Sao Chingcha, pronounced [sǎw t͡ɕʰīŋ.t͡ɕʰáː] pronunciation ) is a religious structure in Sao Chingcha Subdistrict, Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, Thailand. Located in front of Wat Suthat, it was formerly used in an old Brahmin ceremony, and is one of Bangkok's tourist attractions.

Bang Lamphu or spelled Banglampoo and Banglamphu (Thai: บางลำพู, pronounced [bāːŋ lām.pʰūː]; 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 dates to the establishment of the Rattanakosin Kingdom, or earlier. Bang Lamphu covers an area north of Phra Nakhon in Rattanakosin Island from Phra Athit Road to Samsen Road, which leads toward Dusit District.

Bamrung Mueang Road (Thai: ถนนบำรุงเมือง, pronounced [tʰā.nǒn bām.rūŋ mɯ̄a̯ŋ]) is the second paved road in Bangkok. It was built in 1863 after Charoen Krung Road, in the reign of King Mongkut (Rama IV). It cut through the old fortified city of Rattanakosin Island from west to east, beginning near the Grand Palace, passing the Giant Swing and running eastward to Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem. It continues on as Rama I Road after crossing Kasat Suek Bridge. It was the main thoroughfare as the city expanded eastward and away from the Chao Phraya river in the early 20th century.The road's early segment is lined by historic shophouse buildings, originally built with connecting colonnades forming a five-foot way (a feature commonly found in Malaysia and Singapore), which, however, have since been walled up, and as such this segment of the road lacks pedestrian walkways.

Wat Saket Ratcha Wora Maha Wihan (Thai: วัดสระเกศราชวรมหาวิหาร, usually shortened to Wat Saket is a Buddhist temple (wat) in Pom Prap Sattru Phai district, Bangkok, Thailand. The temple dates back to the Ayutthaya era, when it was known as Wat Sakae (วัดสะแก). When Bangkok became the capital, King Rama I (1737–1809) renovated the temple and gave it its present name (which roughly translates as "wash hair"): it was believed that on his return from the war, the king stopped to take a bath and wash his hair here, before entering the inner city.