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Thonburi
2015-09-10: The old Capital
5kms West of Siam Centre
After the sack of Ayutthaya in 1767, General Phraya Taksin made Thonburi the new capital of Siam for a chief period of time. Having stayed an independent province until it was merged into Bangkok in 1972.
Thonburi is a vast district that consists of the entire West bank of the Chao Phraya river in Bangkok. It has avoided much of the modern development seen elsewhere. I
t's man-made network of khlongs, including Khlong Mon and Khlong Bangkok Noi, retains much of their ramshackle charm where you can still see stilted shacks, old wooden townhouses and dilapidated lean-tos which is much how people in Bangkok used to live.
Transport is much like it used to be, whilst there are some aspects for modern transport; road, there are few BTS (skytrain) stations, there culture is the local waterways, the river and more so the canals which is instrumentally part of the local culture.
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BTS skytrain & MRT DOES NOT pass through this area
Land: Taxi: car / tuktuk / motor bike is frequent
Water: canal and river ferry frequent
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Attractions:
- Wat (Temple), here are some of the most majestic and important
- Kalayanimit - Largest siting Buddha image; biggest bronze bell in Thailand
- Prayurawongsawat Worawithan (Wat Rualek) - hundreds of turtles
- Rakhang Kositharam - Murals, carved bookcases, black and gold doors
- Santa Cruz (Wat Kdui Jeen) Portuguese Catholic Church
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