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Bangkok (originally Bang Makok) was a small village on the banks of the Chao Phraya river, until a new capital was founded on the west bank (present-day Thonburi) after the fall of Ayutthaya. In 1782, King Rama I built a palace on the east bank (now Rattanakosin) and renamed the city as Krung Thep, as it is now known to Thais -- the City of Angels.
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Bangkok Skytrain,
Wat Benchamabophit,
Wat Pho,
Wat Phra Kaew,
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Bangkok Skytrain
Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTS) or Skytrain is the elevated metro system in Bangkok, Thailand, operated by Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Company Limited (BTSC). The Skytrain with 23 stations along 2 lines, was opened on December 5, 1999 by HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn ...
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Wat Benchamabophit
Wat Benchamabophit Dusitvanaram is a buddhist temple in the Dusit district of Bangkok, Thailand. Also known as the marble temple, it is one of Bangkok's most beautiful temples and a major tourist attraction. Construction of the temple began in 1899 at the request of King Chulalongkorn ...
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Wat Pho
Wat Pho (also known as The Temple of the Reclining Buddha, is a Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand. The temple was created as a restoration of an earlier temple on the same site, Wat Phodharam, the work beginning in 1788. The temple was restored and extended in the reign of King Rama III ...
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Wat Phra Kaew
The Wat Phra Kaew (English Temple of the Emerald Buddha, full official name Wat Phra Sri Rattana Satsadaram) is the most important Buddhist temple of Thailand. It is located in the historic center of Bangkok (district Phra Nakhon), within the grounds of the Grand Palace ...
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