Bangkok, glorious as if created by angels, the administration centre, beautiful temples, glittering palaces, the capital of Thailand.
Krungthep Maha Nakhon or Bangkok, the capital city of Thailand,
was established after King Rama I the Great reigned as the first monarch
of the Chakri Dynasty. On Saturday, 6th of April, the 5th lunar month,
the 9th night of the Year of the Tiger, 1782, the King built a palace
on the east side of the Chao Phraya River because it was strategically
better than Krung Thon Buri, and the Chao Phraya River could act as
a moat to the west and south.
The territory of Bangkok initially held the former moat on the
east side of Krung Thon Buri. This was the canal from Pak Khlong Talat
to the Chao Phraya River at the Somdet Phra Pinklao Bridge. This is in
the area of the Rattanakosin Island, which covers an area of approximately 1.8 square kilometres that was graciously moved to Sampeng.
For the construction of the Grand Palace, Phraya Thammathibodi
and Phraya Wichitnawi were the supervisors of the construction. The
City Pillar Ceremony was held on Sunday, the 6th month, 10th waxing
moon, dawn 54 minutes (21 April 1782). The Grand Palace was completed
in 1785. Therefore, the coronation ceremony was arranged according
to the plan. including the celebration of Bangkok by giving name
Phra Nakhon of “Krung Thep Maha Nakhon Bowon Rattanakosin
Mahinthara Ayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom
Udomratchaniwet Maha Sathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya
Witsanukam Prasit”.
Later, in the reign of King Rama IV the Great, the King changed
the words “Bowon Rattanakosin” to be “Amon Rattanakosin”. Later,
Thon Buri province was merged with Bangkok and changed the name
to Bangkok on 14 December 1972.
