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Khaosan Road during the daytime (2016) "Khaosan" translates as 'milled rice', an indication that in former times the street was a major Bangkok rice market. [1] However, according to historical documentary evidence from the time the road was first completed in the reign of Rama V, it was found that no one living here worked in the rice trade.
Bang Lamphu also became a major market for overland trade via the Khaosan Road [8] and a number of other roads. The community was home to likay dancers and Thai musicians and was the birthplace of Montri Tramote, a Thai musician recognized as "master of Thai classical music" and National Artist of Performing arts (Thai music). [9]
Khaosan Road (or Khao Sarn Road) in Phra Nakhon district is a notable place to celebrate the event where many people, both locals and tourists, splash water. During another famous festival, Loy Krathong , on the 15th day of the 12th lunar month, the Chao Phraya River bank in the district, with numerous piers and Phra Sumen Fort, is a popular ...
Originally, Tanao Road was a northern phase of Fueang Nakhon Road, which King Chulalongkorn (Rama VI) to be built in the year 1863–64. There was a presumption that the name of Tanao Road will be based on the Tenasserim people (Tenasserim in Thai is known as "Tanao" or "Tanao Si") that the king ordered to settle at this road, so-called Ban ...
Its name after Talat Yot, a large marketplace that used to be located in this area. It was also known as Bang Lumphu. At the beginning it was just a small market, later during the reign of King Nangklao (Rama III) it grew into a bigger market, and there was a major improvement in the year 1902.
Wat Chanasongkhram Ratchaworamahawiharn (Thai: วัดชนะสงครามราชวรมหาวิหาร), usually shortened to Wat Chana Songkhram (Thai: วัดชนะสงคราม, pronounced [wát t͡ɕʰā.náʔ sǒŋ.kʰrāːm]), is a second-class royal monastery in Chana Songkram Sub-district, Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, within area of Bang Lamphu opposite ...
They became widely sold in tourist areas such as Khaosan Road, as well as near major tourist attractions such as the Grand Palace and Buddhist temples, where they served as a convenient way to meet dress code requirements. [3] By the late 2010s, elephant pants had become a stereotype of backpackers travelling in Thailand and Southeast Asia. [4] [5]
Bangkok, [a] officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon [b] and colloquially as Krung Thep, [c] is the capital and most populous city of Thailand.The city occupies 1,568.7 square kilometres (605.7 sq mi) in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated population of 9.0 million as of 2021, 13% of the country's population.