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New walls and forts were built when the city of Rattanakosin replaced Thonburi in 1782, which were mostly removed and replaced in the second half of the 19th century in order to accommodate the expanding city. Today, four of the city's defensive forts remain, along with two short sections of the Rattanakosin city wall and one of the city gates.
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Phra Sumen Road (Thai: ถนนพระสุเมรุ) is a 1.3 km (0.8 mi) long road that runs through the Bangkok's old town zone known as "Rattanakosin Island". It was named after the fort that was built since the King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I)'s reign, when he planted Bangkok to be the new capital in 1782.
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It is only one of fourteen forts left today. The purpose of building this fort is for protecting the city from the enemies. [4] During that time, the king decided to build a number of fortifications to protect Bangkok. As time passed by, many forts were dismantled due to an unnecessity in use. Phra Sumen Fort is one of the two remaining forts ...
Rama I, the newly enthroned king, moved the capital across the river, where stakes driven into the soil of Bangkok for the City Pillar at 06:45 on 21 April 1782 marked the official founding of the new capital. [3]: p.14 Thonburi remained an independent town and province, until it was merged with Bangkok in 1971. [4] Thonburi stayed less ...
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