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Nonthaburi
Nonthaburi is over 400 years old, dating back to when Ayutthaya was the capital. The town was originally located at Tambon Ban Talat Khwan, a famous fruit orchard where the Chao Phraya River and various canals pass through.
King Prasat Thong ordered the digging of a canal as a shortcut from the south of Wat Thai Muang to Wat Khema because the old waterway flowed into Om River to Bang Yai then to Bang Kruai Canal next to Wat Chalo before ending in front of Wat Khema.
After the new shortcut was completed, the Chao Phraya River changed its flow into the new route that remains today. In 1665, King Narai the Great noticed that the new route gave enemies too much proximity to the capital. Therefore, he ordered that a fortress be built at the mouth of Om River and relocated Nonthaburi to this area. A city shrine still stands there.
Later during the reign of King Rama IV of the Rattanakosin period, he ordered the town moved to the mouth of Bang Su Canal in Ban Talat Khwan. King Rama V then had the provincial hall built there on the left bank of the Chao Phraya River. In 1928, the hall was moved to Ratchawitthayalai, Ban Bang Khwan, Tambon Bang Tanao Si. It is now the Training Division of the Ministry of Interior on Pracha Rat 1 Road, Amphoe Muang, on the bank of the Chao Phraya River. The building is of European architecture decorated with patterned woodwork. The Fine Arts Department has registered it as an historical site. The provincial hall is now on Rattanathibet Road. is over 400 years old, dating back to when Ayutthaya was the capital. The town was originally located at Tambon Ban Talat Khwan, a famous fruit orchard where the Chao Phraya River and various canals pass through.
King Prasat Thong ordered the digging of a canal as a shortcut from the south of Wat Thai Muang to Wat Khema because the old waterway flowed into Om River to Bang Yai then to Bang Kruai Canal next to Wat Chalo before ending in front of Wat Khema.
After the new shortcut was completed, the Chao Phraya River changed its flow into the new route that remains today. In 1665, King Narai the Great noticed that the new route gave enemies too much proximity to the capital. Therefore, he ordered that a fortress be built at the mouth of Om River and relocated Nonthaburi to this area. A city shrine still stands there.
Later during the reign of King Rama IV of the Rattanakosin period, he ordered the town moved to the mouth of Bang Su Canal in Ban Talat Khwan. King Rama V then had the provincial hall built there on the left bank of the Chao Phraya River. In 1928, the hall was moved to Ratchawitthayalai, Ban Bang Khwan, Tambon Bang Tanao Si. It is now the Training Division of the Ministry of Interior on Pracha Rat 1 Road, Amphoe Muang, on the bank of the Chao Phraya River. The building is of European architecture decorated with patterned woodwork. The Fine Arts Department has registered it as an historical site. The provincial hall is now on Rattanathibet Road.
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| Destinations in "Bang Kruai" district - Nonthaburi province - Thailand |
Wat Pho Bang O - Bang Kruai - Nonthaburi
Wat Pho Bang O is a charming old temple dating from the Ayutthaya period that is accessible via a 20 ....
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Wat Suan Kaeo - Bang Kruai - Nonthaburi
Wat Suan Kaeo is a Buddhism diffusion centre. An innovative monk named Phra Phisal Dhamma Phati or P ....
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| Destinations in "Bang Yai" district - Nonthaburi province - Thailand |
Wat Amphawan - Bang Yai - Nonthaburi
Wat Amphawan from the late Ayutthaya period was formerly called Wat Bang Muang. The most s ....
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| Destinations in "Mueang" district - Nonthaburi province - Thailand |
Anthropology Museum - Mueang - Nonthaburi
is the first natural history museum of Thailand and was built in 1961. It is located behind th ....
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The Institute of Thai Traditional Medicine - Mueang - Nonthaburi
The Institute of Thai Traditional Medicine (ITTM) was legally in the Office of Permanent S ....
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Wat Chaloem Phra Kiat - Mueang - Nonthaburi
This temple is a royal monastery located to the west of the Chao Phraya River. It was constructed un ....
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Wat Khemaphirataram - Mueang - Nonthaburi
Wat Khema Phirataram Ratchaworawihan is located on the east bank of the Chao Phraya River in Tambon ....
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Wat Prasat - Mueang - Nonthaburi
Wat Prasatwas built in the reign of King Narai the Great (of the late Ayutthaya period). The ubosot ....
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Wat Sangkhathan - Mueang - Nonthaburi
Wat Sangkhathan was presumably called Wat Sarikho. It was built around the late Ayutthaya period to ....
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| Destinations in "Pak Kret" district - Nonthaburi province - Thailand |
Khlong Khanom Wan - Pak Kret - Nonthaburi
Khlong Khanom Wan and other canals have homes that specialize in making sweets for sale and demonstr ....
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Koh Kret - Pak Kret - Nonthaburi
Ko Kret or Kret island in the Chao Phraya River was created from the digging of a canal around a cap ....
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Wat Chonprathan Rangsarit - Pak Kret - Nonthaburi
Wat Chonprathan Rangsarit is a peaceful temple located in the vicinity of Tambon Bang Talat, Amphoe ....
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Wat Sao Thong Thong - Pak Kret - Nonthaburi
Wat Sao Thong Thong was formerly called Wat Suan Mak .The temple was the first elementary school in ....
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