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Thewakam Rangrak Bridge

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Thewakam Rangrak Bridge
Thewakam Rangrak Bridge

Thewakam Rangrak Bridge (Thai: สะพานเทวกรรมรังรักษ์, RTGS: Saphan Thewakam Rangrak, pronounced [sā.pʰāːn tʰēː.wā.kām rāŋ.rák]; usually shortened to "Thewakam Bridge") is a historic bridge of Bangkok located in the border of Wat Sommanat sub-district, Pom Prap Sattru Phai district and Si Yaek Maha Nak with Suan Chitlada sub-districts, Dusit district. The bridge crossing over Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem (Phadung Krung Kasem canal) at Nakhon Sawan road (named in honour of Prince Paribatra Sukhumbandhu, Prince of Nakhon Sawan). King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) ordered the Department of Public Works to build in 1899, to link Thanon Talat (ถนนตลาด) with Thanon Plai Talat (ถนนปลายตลาด), which is Nakhon Sawan road in the present day. King Chulalongkorn had presided over the bridge's opening ceremony on November 15, 1900. The bridge was later on renovated to be a concrete bridge. And in 1975, it was rebuilt again and enlarged the traffic surface like today condition. This bridge is one of the set of five bridges crossing over Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem, all having the name in the meaning of "Created by Deity". For Thewakam Rangrak meaning "The Bridge Created by Thewakam" [Thewakam is a deity according to the faith of Thais, similar to Ganesh of Hinduism].It's located close to the historic marketplace, Talat Nang Loeng and Royal Dusit Golf Club, also considered close to the side of the Government House. So it's another point that is often used as a venue for political demonstrations as well.

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Thewakam Rangrak Bridge
Nakhon Sawan Road, Bangkok Pom Prap Sattru Phai District

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Khlong Prem Prachakon
Khlong Prem Prachakon

Khlong Prem Prachakon (Thai: คลองเปรมประชากร, pronounced [kʰlɔ̄ːŋ prēːm prā.t͡ɕʰāː.kɔ̄ːn]) is a khlong (คลอง; canal) in central Thailand. It's considered to be the first canal dug in the reign of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V). It connects between Bangkok and Ayutthaya total distance 50,846 m. (about 50 km.). King Chulalongkorn had initiated to dig the canal in 1869, in order to have a short-cut waterway bridging two parts of Chao Phraya River. Starting from Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem in front of Wat Sommanas Rajavaravihara beside the Government House in present to reach Tambon Ko Yai (now Tambon Bang Krasan) in Bang Pa-in in Ayutthaya. The canal flows through many districts comprising Dusit, Bang Sue, Chatuchak, Lak Si, Don Mueang of Bangkok and Mueang Pathum Thani, Sam Khok of Pathum Thani, as far as ending in Bang Pa-In in Ayutthaya. The canal helped shorten the travelling distance between Rattanakosin (Bangkok) and Ayutthaya to a great extent. Besides, the formerly rough and forested area full of fierce wild elephants frightening the farmers and people to settle. There was then widely open for development and farming. The digging was completed in 1872, as the objectives of digging this canal were to honour King Chulalongkorn and to provide the people with another convenient waterway, the canal was thus named "Khlong Prem Prachakon", which literally means "the canal of citizens joyfulness". Once completed, His Majesty the King gave the official name and graciously have a celebration. It's considered a canal that is dug up without any fees or taxes for the excavation of the canal for the benefit of the public.Moreover, the name of Lak Si is derived from the milestone along the canal in the past. There are periodic milestones and their numbering sequence has become the places name of its present location.

Luk Luang Road
Luk Luang Road

Luk Luang Road (Thai: ถนนลูกหลวง, pronounced [tʰānǒn lûːk lǔa̯ŋ]) is a short street 1.378 km (0.9 mi) long in downtown Bangkok. It runs through three sub-districts of Dusit District, namely Si Yaek Maha Nak, Suan Chitlada, and Dusit. It is considered one third of the Luang Road series, which includes Luang, Luk Luang, and Lan Luang Roads. These are all short thoroughfares built during the reign of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V). The street is a canalside road along the northern side of Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem the entire distance. It is parallel to Krung Kasem Road on the southern side. It begins at the Maha Nak Market, the largest wholesale fruit center in Bangkok, then straight to the northwest. Luk Luang Road ends at Thewet Bridge, where it meets Samsen Road. It was built along with the dug of the outer city moat, Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem. When finished, the King Chulalongkorn named it Luk Luang, which means "royal children", because it ran past the residences of high-ranking members of the royal family, all of whom had the status of being the King's children. One of them is Ladawan Palace, which is now Crown Property Bureau (CPB) Head Office. Bordering the street are (most are government offices besides the Crown Property Bureau) Government House and Ministry of Education. Wat Samananam Borihan, formerly and still colloquially known as Wat Yuan Saphan Khao is one of the interesting places along the street. It is a historic Annamese Buddhist temple in Mahāyāna sect. The area where the monastery is situated during the reign of King Nangklao (Rama III) was the residence of Annamese (modern-day Vietnamese) immigrants. Luk Luang Road in the 1970s and 1980s was also used as a venue for Thailand Book Fair. An annual event held between the end of March and the beginning of April by the Ministry of Education, before moving to the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) in the 1990s.

Wat Sommanat Wihan
Wat Sommanat Wihan

Wat Sommanat Ratchaworawihan (Thai: วัดโสมนัสราชวรวิหาร) or known in short Wat Sommanat Wihan and Wat Sommanat is a second classed royal Thai Buddhist monastery was built in 1853 by the order of King Mongkut (Rama IV) as a dedication and memorial to the Queen Consort Somanass Waddhanawathy, his first wife, who died at the age of 17. The temple is located rim canal Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem in the area of Nang Loeng, Pom Prap Sattru Phai District, Bangkok, and considered the closest temple to the Government House. In addition to being built to commemorate his first wife, the King also built this temple like the one that used to exist in Ayutthaya, a former capital of Thailand. The ordination hall of the temple is surrounded by two layers of traditional boundary wall. Therefore, this temple has an accurate and complete layout according to principles of Buddhism. The door and window frames are decorted with gilded stucco and stained glasses design with the pattern of confederate rose flowers. The gables are also stucco decorated with glazed tiles, having the royal insignia of King Mongkut and his wife in the middle. Inside the ordination hall, the principal Buddha image named Phra Buddha Siri cast and brought from Wat Rachathiwat in the quarter of Samsen in 1856 (year the temple was completed) by Somdet Phra Wannarat (Buddha Siri, pioneer of the Thammayut sect) is enshrined. In addition, in the same agenda, a total of 40 monks were transferred from Wat Rachathiwat to the temple along with Somdet Phra Wannarat was also appointed from the King as the first abbot. At the centre area of the temple, there is a huge striking golden stūpa with the Lord Buddha's relics contained inside, in addition, there is also a white Lanka-styled stūpa not far from each other. Which the aforementioned stūpa, there are only two in Thailand (another one located at Wat Kanmatuyaram in Chinatown). Bell and drum tower are round towers with Chinese-styled roof. According to the temple has two layers of boundary wall, therefore the monks can do religious rites in both ordination hall and sanctuary without interference from outsiders. Wat Sommanat Wihan is also considered an official crematorium of the Royal Thai Army (RTA).

Lan Luang Road
Lan Luang Road

Lan Luang Road (Thai: ถนนหลานหลวง, RTGS: Thanon Lan Luang, pronounced [tʰā.nǒn lǎːn lǔa̯ŋ]; sometimes Larn Luang) is a road in Bangkok, it runs in a short distance of just about 1.5 km (1,500 ft). The road starts at Phan Fa Lilat Bridge straight to the east, cut across Krung Kasem Road and crossed canal Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem to meet three other roads Phitsanulok, Phetchaburi and Sawan Khalok at the Yommarat Intersection, where the Yommarat Railway Halt situated. It was built in the reign of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V), about in the year 1903. The King named it Lan Luang, which means "royal nephew", because it runs through the palaces of the six princes (all of them are sons of Prince Chaturonrasmi, the King's younger brother). While the bridge across Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem was named the King, Chaturaphak Rangsarit. Previously, the area the road passed was considered a suburb and was a place to raise the royal buffalo. Hence, the name Sanam Khwai Road or Sanam Krabue Road (buffalo field road) unofficially.Between the beginning phase up till the Chaturaphak Rangsarit Bridge, it is also a borderline between Wat Sommanat (left side) and Khlong Maha Nak Subdistricts (right side) of Pom Prap Sattru Phai District. When crossing Khlong Phadung Krungkasem already therefore enters Si Yaek Maha Nak Subdistrict of Dusit District fully, before ends at Yommarat Intersection in the area of Suan Chitlada Subdistrict. Renowned buildings along the road include Thai Airways Contact Center, Royal Princess Larn Luang Hotel, Varadis Palace, National Statistical Office (NSO), Maha Nak Market, Hall of Honour of The Prime Ministers & The National Council of Women of Thailand Under The Royal Patronage of Her Majesty The Queen (formerly Ban Managkasila), and Asia-Pacific International University: Bangkok Campus.

Makkhawan Rangsan Bridge
Makkhawan Rangsan Bridge

Makkhawan Rangsan Bridge (Thai: สะพานมัฆวานรังสรรค์, RTGS: Saphan Makkhawan Rangsan, pronounced [sā.pʰāːn mák.kʰā.wāːn rāŋ.sǎn]; usually shortened to "Makkhawan Bridge") is an historic bridge of inner Bangkok. The bridge spans Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem (Phadung Krung Kasem canal) on Ratchadamnoen avenue (section outer Ratchadamnoen) on the border of Bang Khun Phrom sub-district, Phra Nakhon district and Wat Sommanat sub-district, Pom Prap Sattru Phai district with Dusit sub-district, Dusit district. It is near to the offices of the United Nations in Thailand, Rajadamnern Boxing Stadium, Wat Sommanas Rajavaravihara, Wat Makutkasattriyaram and Government House. It also serves as a four-way intersection of Ratchadamnoen, Krung Kasem and Luk Luang roads. The bridge is one of five built across Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem during the reign of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V). It was designed by Italian architect Carlo Allegri using the patterns of Italian and Spanish architecture. The prototype was from Pont Alexandre III of Paris. Construction took a total of three years. The bridge has a beautiful Erawan (Airavata) steel frame and four marble lampposts and is considered is one of the most beautiful bridges in Bangkok. It was inaugurated in 1903 by His Majesty King Chulalongkorn (Rama V). All five extant bridges built to cross the Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem were constructed during the same period. They each have rhyming names, that mean "bridge built by the deities". The term "Makkhawan Rangsan" translates as "the bridge that Makkhawan (Indra) was the creator". King Chulalongkorn originally intended to name it "Makkhawan Rangrak" (มัฆวานรังรักษ์). In 1994, two more bridges were added to increase the traffic lanes under a royal project of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX).During the political unrest between 2010 and 2014 the bridge was used as a venue for several political demonstrations as were other landmarks on Ratchadamnoen avenue, such as Democracy Monument, Phan Fa Lilat Bridge and Khok Wua Intersection.