Bangkok became the capital of Thailand in 1782. It is one of the most visited cities in the world.
The following scenes are of around Wat Arun, a Buddhist temple which was built in the 1600s. The first six images of Wat Arun are from Google Street View.
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This is the complex of the Grand Palace, where the king of Thailand lived until 1925. Thailand was formerly known as Siam, and Siamese means Thai. The first seven images of the Grand Palace are from Google Street View.
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This is the Dusit Palace, that was built around the beginning of the Twentieth Century. The first three images of the Dusit Palace are from Google Street View.
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Absolute monarchy was abolished in Thailand's 1932 revolution. If you have never heard of this revolution, it is because it was more of a quick coup by military officers. The king, while still very highly respected, is now a constitutional monarch, bound by a constitution. Monarchists describe the difference as being between that of a "real" king and a "showpiece" king. This revolution is remembered with the Democracy Monument, which is within a traffic circle. The first image of the Democracy Monument is from Google Street View.
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Another monument in Bangkok is the Victory Monument. This is to celebrate a victory that Thailand claimed against French colonial forces, taking back land that it had earlier been forced to give up. You may notice the irony here as the obelisk of the monument, while not a genuine Egyptian obelisk, resembles the one in Place Concorde. In the same way that the Democracy Monument, in a traffic circle, looks like something right out of Paris. The first image of the Victory Monument is from Google Street View.
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Here is a major shopping area in Bangkok. The first three images are from Google Street View.
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You can see on the signs that there are many Chinese-language businesses in this area. The name of Bangkok's river is the Chao Praya.
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There are a lot of Indian stores in this area. Remember that the reason southeast Asia is referred to as "Indochina" is that it has historically been influenced by both India and China.
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Finally, here are some views of the modern Bangkok, to the north of the older part of the city.
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