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Location:
Asia,
Thailand, Bangkok
Category:
City
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Description:
View
of the Bangkok city skyline
in the business area Sukhumvit /
Asok.
Location Information:
Bangkok is the capital, largest
urban area and primary city of
Thailand. Known in Thai as Krung
Thep Mahanakhon meaning "City of the
Deity") for short, it was a small
trading post at the mouth of the
Chao Phraya River during the
Ayutthaya Kingdom. It came to the
forefront of Siam when it was given
the status as the capital city in
1768 after the burning of Ayutthaya.
However, the current Rattanakosin
Kingdom did not begin until 1782
when the capital was moved across
the river by Rama I after the death
of King Taksin. The Rattanakosin
capital is now more formally called
"Phra Nakhon", pertaining to the
ancient boundaries in the
metropolis' core and the name
Bangkok now incorporates the urban
build-up since the 18th century
which has its own public
administration and governor.
Since its inception as the capital
of Siam, it was at the center of
European Colonial plans, but due to
its strategic location in Indochina,
it acted as a buffer-zone and
brokered power between the European
forces. Through this, it gained
notoriety in the world as an
independent, dynamic, and
influential city. And in the span of
over two hundred years, Bangkok has
grown to become the political,
social and economic center of
Thailand, Indochina and one of
Southeast Asia.
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