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Important Places |
Grand Palace & Wat Phra Kaeo
(Temple of the Emerald Buddha), located
in the same compound in the very heart of
Bangkok, are most frequently visited by
foreign tourists and local people alike. The
Grand Palace is famous for its impressive
buildings. Wat Phra Kaeo is renowned as the
most beautiful and important Buddhist temple
in Thailand. It houses Phra Kaeo Morakot,
the most highly revered Buddha image carved
from a single block of fine jade. It is so
richly and intricately decorated that once
entering the temple, visitors will feel as
if they were in a real "city of angels".
Open daily from 08:30 to 15:30.
Vimanmek Mansion: The biggest golden
teakwood building in the world, was build in
1901 by Chulalongkorn the Great (Rama V) as
a royal residence. It is located behind the
old national assembly building. After having
been deserted for decades, it was renovated
recently by order of HM Queen Sirikit and
opened to the public as the private museum
of the late king where priceless trasures
and a collection of the king’s memorabilia
are displayed. It is open daily from 9:30 am
to 15:30.
Wat phra Chetuphon
(Wat Pho): Founded in the 16 th
century, is the oldest and the biggest
temple with the largest number of Pagodas
(95 in all) in the city. Wat pho is the
first open university of Thailand which used
to offer courses in several branches of
knowledge like literature, archaeology,
astrology and medicine. It is well known for
its huge Reclining Buddha, 46 m long and 15
m high.
Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn) is
attractive in its striking prangs (a kind of
Pagoda) which are decorated with millions of
pieces of Chinese porcelain. Its central
prang, at a height of a 20 storey building,
is the tallest prang of Thailand where a
good view of the nearby surroundings can be
obtained.
Wat Benchamabophit
(The Marble Temple) where king Rama V’s
relics are enshrined is one of the most
modern works of Thai religious architecture.
Graceful and tranquil, it is famous for its
main chapel built in white carara Italian
marble to house a replica of Thailand’s most
beautiful Buddha image, Phra
Phutthachinnarat.
National Museum,
the largest of its kind in Southeast Asia,
contains an 18 th century palace
and well designed buildings. , housing
Thailand's artistic treasures from
prehistoric to contemporary. Open daily from
09:00 to 16:00 except Mondays. Tuesdays and
public holidays. Tours conducted in English
on Wed and Thu, French (Wed and Thu), German
(Thu) and Japanese (Wed).
Wat Traimit houses the world's
biggest gold I Buddha image weighing 5500 kg
presumably 700 or 800 years old.
Wat Suthat is a good place to see the
blend of Thai art and Chinese art, the style
which flourished in the reign of King Rama
III (1824-1851).
Snake Farm is the world's second
oldest of its kind, where venom extracting
and feeding are demonstrated at 11:00 and
14:30 on weekdays or 11:00 on holidays.
Weekend Market at Chatuchak Park on
Phahonyothin Road. Thousands of people come
here to see and buy kinds of goods ranging
from clothes to handicrafts, from garden
plants to pets, from utensils to antiques.
Suan Pakkad Palace
stands on Si Ayutthaya Road. The palace was
first opened to the public by the late
Princess Chumphot of Nagara Svarga in 1959.
There are several lacquer pavilions and
collections of ancient Thai objets d' art
and artifacts.
Khamthieng House is a 160-year-old
authentic northern Thai teak house which was
moved in perfect condition from
Chiangg Mai to Bangkok by the Siam Society
of Asok Road in order to keep a specimen of
the fast-disappearing Lanna Thai style
construction for the younger generations.
The Floating Market Though the more authentc
floating market has been moved to
Damnoensaduak in Ratchaburi Province, an
excursion to the floating market in Bangkok
is still worthwhile for those who love to
see canalside Thai life. Tours start in the
early morning, mostly from Tha Chang
Landing near the Grand Palace.
The Floating Market
Though the more authentc floating market has
been moved to Damnoensaduak in Ratchaburi
Province, an excursion to the floating
market in Bangkok is still worthwhile for
those who love to see canalside Thai life.
Tours start in the early morning,
mostly from Tha Chang Landing near the Grand
Palace.
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Nearby Attractions:
Siam Park, an amusement park for the
whole family. Sa-mutprakarn Crocodile Farm,
the largest cro codile farm in the world
with a crocodile popu-lation of over 60,000
Ancient City, the world's largest outdoor
museum filled with replicas of Thailand's
historic monuments and works of art. Phuttha
Monthon, the Buddhist precinct in the form
of a shady park covering an area of nearly
1,000 acres ideal for relaxation and
exercise Utthayan, the most magnificent
3.8-km avenue of Thailand leading to the
front gate of Phuttha Monthon and lined
wirti over 700 lamps each decorated with the
figure of a mythical bird on top. Rose
Garden, where a cultural show is given for
the public daily. Samphran Elephant Ground &
Zoo, located on the way to Nakhon Pathom,
presents a unique elephants theme show. Phra
Pathom Chedi, the world's tallest Buddhist
monument standing 120.45m high in Nakhon
Pathom. Thai Human Imagery Museum, the
first museum of fibre-glass human images of
Thailand. Interesting themes include Thai
lifestyles, revered Buddhist monks and kings
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Bangkok Downtown |
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Silom- surawang-
sathon
From end to end, these
three parallell streets are full of big
blocks of multi-storey buildings, housing
many banks, finance firms, insurance
companies, export-import houses, hotels,
airlines offices, restaurants, shopping
arcades, department stores, and
entertainment establishments.
This area is busy not
only in the daytime, but also in the
evening, when people come out to e:at, to
meet business friends or to seek enjoyment.
There is a small area
in this district which, for about 30 years,
has been very well known to foreign visitors
for its bars and nightclubs. Known as
patpong, this famous place offers various
kinds of enltertainment -wine, beer, music,
dancing, etc. In this are;a, there are both
skytrain and subway stations.
Siam-Ratchadamri
This is the biggest and
busiest shopping district in bangkok, which
is accessible easily by skytrain, where
almost all kinds of goods are on sale,
including cloth, clothes, jewellery,
handicrafts, books, antiques, etc.
There are several large
department stores located here, and also
several shopping arcades and countless
smaller shops as well as a dozen of cinema
theatres and mini theatres. So you can
satisfy all your needs if you stay in one of
over a dozen first-class hotels in the area.
The pratunam market
next to the indra arcade, though not a
high-class shopping centre, is w'orth
visiting if you want to broaden your vision
and to see more about the ordinary thai. It
is also the market of garments for export.
Sukhumwit New
Phetburi
Sukhumwit road is one
of the three longest roads in thailand,
leading right up to the cambodian border in
the east. But what concerns us here is the
section from the inner city down to
sukhumwit 63 (soi ekkamai).
The cream of this
district lies around the entrances to the
lanes (soi) off the road, where there are
numerous fashionable residences, hotels,
apartment buildings and guesthouses, and
also a large number off really good
restaurants.
In the section from the
soi nana (sukhumwit 3 & 4) crossroads to soi
sukhumwit 21 (asok intersection), there are
many shops catering to foreign tourists,
where jewellery, leather goods, ready-made
garments and souvenirs are sold and
tailoring and other services are offered. To
the north of Sukhumwit Road is the extension
of Phetburi Road which, at night, is
brightened with colourful neon signs and
enlivened by people going out to enjoy
themselves in dozens of entertainment places
scattered along the street. And there are
both skytrain and subway stations as well.
Royal City Avenue
(RCA), a 2.5-km street between Rama IX Road
and New Phetburi Road, features several
pubs, discos and restaurants. It was once
the hottest spot of entertainment of
Bangkok. It has attrac-ted teenagers and
stylish people to seek amusement in pubs.
Though its popularity is reduced, nightlife
here is still lively.
Ratchadaphisek
The name Ratchadaphisek
refers to the short dis-tance between the
Lat Phrao Intersection and the Rama IX Road
Intersection, which is a busy commercial
district containing several big department
stores, office buildings, hotels and a large
number of restaurants and nightlife
establishments.
A little way off the
road is Thailand Cultural Cen-tre, where
shows and exhibitions are held from time to
time. A subway station is also available
here.
Old Town Chinatown
The old Bangkok town is
the original area of Bangkok when it was
first established as the capital over 200
years ago. Here are located the Grand
Palace, the Temple of the Emerald Buddha,
the Temple of the Re-clining Buddha, two
universities and several ministries.
The town was formerly
surrounded by walls. Now only a few sections
are preserved as historical sites. It is
from this side of the Chao Phraya River that
one takes a boat at to visit the Temple of
Dawn and the canals nearby.
Chinatown is located
just to the southeast of the old town. It
began to take shape at the same time of the
establishment of Bangkok, when the Chinese
inhabiting the old town areas were moved
outside the city walls. The goldshop street
named Yaowarat,and the Temple of the Gold
Buddha are in Chinatown.
Bang Lamphu – Khao
San Road
Situated near the Chao
Phraya River and close to Sanam Luang, Bang
Lamphu is a lively commercial area where
cloth, clothes, foods and other goods are
sold at a bargain. Not far from the shopping
area is the famous Khao San Road which is a
premier centre for backpackers and tourists
on low budgets from all over the world. The
street is not very long, but it is full of
inex-pensive guesthouses and restaurants,
and stalls selling clothing, shoes and
handbags, souvenirs, etc. It is also a good
place to enjoy nightlife.
Pin Klao
The area is situated on
the western side of the Chao Phraya River,
and has become one of the most newly
developed areas in Bangkok with several
department stores, many restaurants and
nightlife establishments.
The wide road starting
from the Pin Klao Bridge leads to such
tourist spots as Samphran Elephant Ground &
Zoo, the Rose Garden, Nakhon Pathom, Phuttha
Monthon, and Thai Human Imagery Museum.
Along both sides of the road are numerous
fashionable residences.
Ramkhamhaeng
When Ramkhamhaeng
University was founded on Bangkok's eastern
outskirts as Thailand's first open
university in 1970, the area was rather
remote and underdeveloped. However, as the
university's yearly enrolments increased
rapidly, the area soon became a new
satellite city of Bangkok with
ever-increasing shophouses, department
buildings, restaurants, cinema houses,
department stores, hotels and places of
entertainment.
It is most frequently
visited by students and other Bangkokians.
Rama III
This area is going to
be an excellent location for business
premises as it is close to busy business
areas such as Sathon and Bangrak. There are
several department stores, office buildings
and huge blocks of flats along the Rama III
Road which stands in parallel with the Chao
Phraya River. Though the area is rather
quiet, nightlife here is interesting as
there are plenty of restaurants with
delicious food, beer, music and live
entertainments.
Bangna
Situated on the eastern
outskirts of Bangkok, Bangna is an
industrial area and also the gate to the
east-ern provinces of Thailand, including
Pattaya and Rayong.
There are several big
department stores for shopping. And at km 1
of Bangna-Trat Road, Bangkok International
Trade & Exhibition Centre (BITEC) has been
voted one of Asia-Pacific's top venues. |
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