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Phra Sumen Fort

Phra Sumen Fort

Built in 1783 to defend against potential naval invasions and named for the mythical Mt Meru (Phra Sumen in Thai) of Hindu-Buddhist cosmology, the octagonal brick-and-stucco bunker was one of 14 city watchtowers that pun...

Palaces & Historical Sites Phra Nakhon,
Bangkok

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October 14 Memorial

October 14 Memorial

One of the biggest and most notorious demonstrations ever to have happened in Bangkok was the fateful student-led protest of October 14, 1973, when half a million people gathered on Ratchadamnoen Klang to demand an end t...

Palaces & Historical Sites Phra Nakhon,
Bangkok

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Monument to the Expeditionary Force

Monument to the Expeditionary Force

The Monument to the Expeditionary Force in Bangkok is a memorial to Thai soldiers killed on the Western Front in World War I....

Palaces & Historical Sites Phra Nakhon,
Bangkok

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King Rama VI Monument

King Rama VI Monument

The King Rama VI Monument is located at the gate to Lumpini Park, overlooking the busy Sala Daeng junction. Corrado Feroci, an Italian sculptor constructed the monument with the help of four Thai artists on 7 June 1941 a...

Palaces & Historical Sites Pathumwan,
Bangkok

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King Rama III Memorial

King Rama III Memorial

The monument was built by the Fine Arts Department in 1990 near the Royal Reception Pavilion in front of Wat Ratchanatdaram on Ratchadamnoen Road. The bronze statue, larger than life size, is seated on a throne. The surr...

Palaces & Historical Sites Phra Nakhon,
Bangkok

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King Rama 5 Monument

King Rama 5 Monument

The King Rama V Equestrian Monument was the first monument dedicated to a Thai king and is located in the Royal Plaza, Bangkok. The monument shows King Rama V astride a magnificent stallion riding high on a pedestal. Bu...

Palaces & Historical Sites Dusit,
Bangkok

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Giant Swing

Giant Swing

The Giant Swing is located in front of Wat Suthat Thepwararam on Bamrung Mueang Road, Phra Nakhon District. This religious structure of Bangkok was originally constructed in 1784 and was proclaimed as a national historic...

Palaces & Historical Sites Phra Nakhon,
Bangkok

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Democracy Monument

Democracy Monument

Democracy Monument was constructed in 1932 on Ratchadamnoen Avenue to commemorate Thailand's first constitution.

Palaces & Historical Sites Phra Nakhon,
Bangkok

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Abhisek Dusit Throne Hall

Abhisek Dusit Throne Hall

Abhisek Dusit Throne Hall exhibits arts and crafts through the Queen's Foundation for the Promotion of Supplementary Occupation and Related Technology. Exhibits include traditional weaving and wood carvings, traditi...

Palaces & Historical Sites Dusit,
Bangkok

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