Bangkok

Full name of Bangkok, written in front of Bangkok Administrative Building

Bangkok is the capital, largest urban area and primary city of Thailand. Known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (Thai: กรุงเทพมหานคร, pronounced [krūŋ tʰêːp máhǎː nákʰɔ̄ːn] ( listen)), or กรุงเทพฯ Krung Thep ( [listen]) (help·info), meaning "city of angels" for short, it was originally a small trading post on the west bank of the lower Chao Phraya River during the Ayutthaya Kingdom.

Bangkok's Democracy Monument at Rattanakosin Island, the historical zone in Bangkok

It became the capital in 1768 after the destruction of Ayutthaya by Burmese invaders. However, the current Rattanakosin Kingdom did not begin until 1782, when the capital was moved to the east bank of the river by Rama I following the death of King Taksin.

Yaowarat Road near the banks of the Chao Phraya River is Bangkok's Chinatown. The city is home to nearly 250,000 Chinese immigrants

The city is more formally called "Phra Nakhon" (Thai: พระนคร), referring to the original boundaries of the 18th century, while the name Krungthep Mahanakorn includes the urban areas which have since grown. Foreigners generally call the city by its original name of Bangkok.

Bangkok's Chao Phraya River cuts the city between Thon Buri and Krung Thep core, and is at times referred to as the River of Angels

The Sukhumvit area of Bangkok

Central Bang Na area in Bangkok

Siam Square is Central Bangkok's shopping district, combining several large malls and side shops with both local and international brands

Lumphini Park

Sathorn's Robot Building completed in 1986, currently houses Singaporean-based United Overseas Bank's Bangkok headquarters and is a symbol of Bangkok's rapid growth in the mid 1980s

Bhumibol Bridge

Ratchadamri Rd.
Left Side is Central World Square

Suvarnabhumi Airport Rail Link Makkasan to the airport, opened August 2010

Terminal at Suvarnabhumi Airport

Terminal interior 

Thai Airbus A340 (HS-TLA) at Suvarnabhumi Airport

 

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