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Bangjhak
Birdwatching Club |
The Government Savings
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| Within the temple area is Nakorn Tham, lite ally "the Land of Dhamma", founded in 1962 by Phra Rajthamjetiyacharn. |
Lectures are given by specialists from the Birdwatching Club of Thailand, and birdwatching trips are frequently organised. |
While studying in England, King Rama VI took the opportunity to see how English savings banks accumulated money for the government’s use. |
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| Philatelic Museum |
Wat Upsornsawan |
Wat Nangchee Shotikaram |
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| Collecting stamps is one of the all-time favourite hobbies worldwide. It has continuously evoIved since the early days of the postal system, |
The ancient temple was formerly caller Wat Moo, moo meaning pig, as it was built on Iand used for a pig farm and pigs were allowed, |
There is no record of the founding of this temple, but Phraya Rajanuchit (Jong) re-established it in the style popular in the reign of King Rama III. |
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| Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute |
Wat Boromniwart |
Wat Khoohasawan |
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| In 1912, HRH Prince Dumrong proposed the establishment of an institute for the prevention of rabies in Thailand. |
The temple has been known as Wat Nok, literally the "outside temple", because of its location outside the city wall. |
The temple was formerly called Wat Sala Seena. The twin sandstone sema and wooden sculptures on the front |
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Museum of Imaging
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Narayana Phand |
National Stadium |
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| Evidence at the Missionary Centre in Paris reveals that Bishop Pallegoix ordered a Daguerreotype camera from Paris in the reign of King Rama IV |
Narayana Phand is Thailand's biggest handicraft store. Quality Thai handicrafts such as Thai dolls, puppets, khon masks, silk, silverware, bencharong-ware, pearl-inlay ware, |
The national stadium was given the name Subhachalasai Stadium to honour Commander Luang Subhachalasai (Bung Subhachalasai) who dedicated himself to the advance of physical education in Thailand. |
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| City Day Tour |
National Museum Bangkok |
National Gallery |
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Around Rattanakosin Island
Getting to know more about
The root of Bangkok.
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NATI0NAL MUSEUM BANGKOK
Originally the Personal Museum of King Rama IV with a collection of antiques and Royal Gifts, |
NATI0NAL GALLERY
With increasing trade with the West resulting in a shortage of traditional bullet coins, |
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| Lumphini park |
Bangkok Railway station |
Jim Thompson house |
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| This 360-rai (about 58-hectare) plot of land was formerly known as the Saladaeng field, and was the private property of King Rama VI. |
The coming of the Royal railway brought a great change to the Thai way of life at that time. Since then, trains have become an important form of transport |
Jim Thompson House is a house belong to the late James H.W. Thomson who came to Thailand as an officer in the US forces during World War II. |
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| Pudthaisawan sword fighting institute. |
Chulalongkorn university |
Erawan Shrine |
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| The ancient arts of fighting either bare?handed or with weapons are part of Thailand's cultural heritage and have played an important role in Thai history since the Sukhothai period. |
The history of Chulalongkorn University goes back to 1899 when King Chulalongkorn, King Rama v,ordered the conversion of a long building inside the palace into a civil officer’s training school. |
In 1953 the Thai Hotel and Tourism Co. started the construction of Erawan Hotel. When it was near completion in 1956, the management. |
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| Native thai chicken farm |
Likae riab |
Horn birdcage making |
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| In the old days, Thai people raised chickens mostly for consumption. However, some good and strong chickens were selected for cock-fighting as well a breeding. |
Likae riab is a kind of native performance, a tradition belonging to Muslim villagers who lived around Darul-imadas Mosque. |
Raising Java doves is a longstanding tradition, an art of training which the enthusiast must study and carry out corectly. |
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| A Diamond-Studded Image and Museum of Renowned Monkd |
Exquisite Pulpit in an Old Mosque |
The 32 Postures of Guan Yin Goddess |
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Wat Krathum Sueapla was
built in 1772 Artifacts at the
temple include the traditional
Thai meeting pavilion with the gable in angelic motif and a century-old wooden bell. |
This old mosque has been standing on the bank of Saen Saep Canal for longer than 100 years. Famous artifacts built at the same time are the mimbar |
This Guan Yin Shrine was built in 1983 by the head monk Guang Seng of the
mahayana Order. The temple observes very strict rules. |
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| Darulmuttageen mosque |
Miniature ship museum |
Kite making centre |
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| The former Darulmuttageen Mosque or Surao Koo used for praying and teaching was built from wood gathered from the area and covered |
In former times, most people were agriculturists who settled along the water ways, some living on rafts.Rivers and canals were avenues for trade and transport, |
Kite-flying has been documented since the Sukhothai period, although there is no record when kites made their way into Thailand. |
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| Putkao Bird park |
Shrine Of Guanyin At
Chokchai 4
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Bamboo Birdcage And
Fish Trap Centre
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| The 35,800 sq. m. plot of land is a natural habitat for birds such as egrets, mynas, night her?ons, owls and seasonal birds such as open billed storks (Anustomus oscitans) and cormorants. |
Built in 1983 by the Venerable Kuang Seng, this is a Mahayana Buddhist shrine. The regimen of devotees to the shrine is very strict |
Fish traps are traditional tools associated with Thai agricultural society for centuries. They were made by small household industries using local materials such as bamboo and rattan. |
