District guide · Bangkok
Bang Rak lies on the eastern bank of the Chao Phraya River, developed from riverside settlements into a major commercial district during the nineteenth and twen...
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Bang Rak lies on the eastern bank of the Chao Phraya River, developed from riverside settlements into a major commercial district during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The district contains the Mahanakhon Skywalk viewpoint, religious sites including Wat Phra Sri Maha Uma Devi, and the Bangkok Citizens Museum. The area's history of expatriate settlement and commercial development makes it significant for understanding Bangkok's urban growth.
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MAHANAKHON SKYWALK
The Mahanakhon SkyWalk is Thailand's highest observation deck, at the top of the pixelated tower in Bang Rak whose bitten-away spiral of glass boxes made it the most recognisable building added to Bangkok's skyline in a generation.
วัดพระศรีมหาอุมาเทวี
Sri Maha Mariamman Temple, known to Bangkok as Wat Khaek and formally as Wat Phra Si Maha Uma Thewi, is the principal Tamil Hindu temple in Thailand, standing at the corner of Si Lom Road and Pan Road in Bang…
อาสนวิหารอัสสัมชัญ
Assumption Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangkok, standing in Soi Oriental off Charoen Krung 40 in Bang Rak, a short walk back from the Chao Phraya river.
พิพิธภัณฑ์ชาวบางกอก
Bangkok Folk Museum, locally called พิพิธภัณฑ์ชาวบางกอก, preserves the domestic world of Bangkok families during the early and mid-twentieth century. Set within a historic residence, it offers a close look at household routines, architecture and personal possessions.
Patpong Museum is a museum located in the Patpong area of Bangkok. The museum documents the history and development of the Patpong district, which has been known internationally for its night market and entertainment venues.
วัดหัวลำโพง
Wat Hua Lamphong is a third-class royal monastery of the ordinary type in Bang Rak, pressed directly against Sam Yan station on the MRT Blue Line, and it is best known in Bangkok as a place to make merit by…
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