The Legend of Songkran in Bangkok Travel

This is the fourth wonder of Wat Pho which is set next to Chedi Si Ratchakarn. In the pavilion, you can learn the Legend History of Songkran, one of the most important traditions of Thailand. You can get about it by the pictures on the wall.

Nang Songkran is the story involving King Kabilaprom and Prince Thammaban which is shown on the inner walls of the porticos in the reign of King Rama III.

Phra Maha Chedi Si Rajakarn in Bangkok Travel

This is the third wonder of Wat Pho in Bangkok of Thailand. It is next to The Satellite Pavilions, the second wonder of the same place. You can travel to the place easily and conveniently. After you drink in the fascinating sights of Phra Buddhasaiyas and Satellite Pavilions, you can immediately go on Phra Maha Chedi Si Rajakarn.

Phra Maha Chedi Si Rajakarn, a group of four huge pagodas surrounded by a white wall with Thai-Chinese style sheltered gates decorated with colour-glazed tiles and Chinese rockery guardians. The pagodas consist of

Phra Maha Chedi Sri Sanpetdayarn (A)

Phra Maha Chedi Dilok Dhammakaroknitarn (B)

Phra Maha Chedi Muni Batborikharn (C)

Phra Maha Chedi Song Phra Srisuriyothai (D)

Satellite Pavilions in Bangkok Travel

This is the second wonder of Wat Pho. After you drink in Phra Buddhasaiyas ( The reclining Buddha image in Viharn Phranorn) you can go on Satellite pavilions set next to the former.

The pavilion is the library of the Thai traditional massage inscriptions. There are also inscriptions of the first Thai proverbs, Thai literature, and portrait of the Royal Kathin Procession

Phra Buddhasaiyas (Viharn Phranorn) 1 of 9 Wonders of Wat Pho in Bangkok Travel

As soon as you arrive at Wat Pho, you will get Viharn Phranorn with Phra Buddhasaiyas in it (The grand reclining Buddha image) first. Situated in The familiar temple in Bangkok of Thailand, both Viharn Phranorn and Phra Buddhasaiyas boast the temple at the same time.

The History of  The Place

The building is constructed for containing the important Buddha image, the Reclining Buddha of the reign of King Rama III. This is the largest and most beautiful piece of fine arts of Buddha image in a reclining position found in Thailand. The mother-of-pearl inlay at the feet of the image is of the Thai-Chinese style, as indicated by 108 suspicious signs portraying natural scenes of both Indian.

Wat Pho in Bangkok Travel

Situated near Wat Phrakae and other tourist attractions in Bangkok of Thailand, it is not possible that no one knows this grand place;moreover, it can easily be reached. Wat Pho is very near to Wat Phrakae so you can get them at the same time.

The Grand Reclining Buddha Image

The History of Wat Pho

The first classed royal monastery of ratchaworamahawiharn, was originally an old temple from Ayutthaya period named Wat Photharam. But people always call it Wat Pho, King Rama I had the entire temple restored in 1788 and ordered to bring all the Buddha images from deserted temples in the countryside to enshrine in Ubosot (the ordination hall). After the temple celebration was held in 1801, it was renamed to Wat Phrachetuphon Wimonmangkhalawat. In the reign of king Rama III, the monastery received another grand renovation. The king also ordered to gather scattering intellectuals and texts to be inscribed on marble slabs around the temple, which people could read and learn from. As a result, it was regarded as Thailand’s first university. In the King Rama IV’s reign, the temple was partly restored and renamed Wat Phrachetuphon Wimonmangkhalaram Ratchaworamahawiharn. In the temple, which is considered to be King Rama I’s favourite temple, there are plenty of religious buildings and objects worth to observe and to study from such as The Reclining Buddha, Phra Maha Chedi of The 4 Reigns, Statues of Hermit Demonstrating the Various Positions of Massage, and Several Chinese Stone Dolls.

The Bangkok Railway Station in Bangkok Travel(Hua Lamphong Railway Station)

Being well known by both Thai and foreign tourists, The Bangkok Railway Station is alive with many passengers every day, especially on long holidays or during important festivals. Many people travelling in Thailand use the station as both the starting point and the destination, and it can be considered the heart of land transportation of Thailand

The History of the Bankok Railway Station

The official name is the Bangkok Railway Station, it was built since 1910 and completed and opened for operations on the 25th, June 1916 during the reign of King Rama VI, but the people preferred to call it Hua Lamphong railway station according to the name of the canal and road that were closed to that area. The word Hua Lamphong, some say originated from the green plains surrounding the area, that were used to rear cows of the Muslim community. When the people saw the cows running vigorously in the plains, it was named the Lamphong cow plains, eventually being called Hua Lamphong. Others presumed that the name originated from a type of tree called the Lamphong tree that grew abundantly in that area.

Originally it was a combined railway station, that is, it included the services to transport goods and also at the same time the transportation of passengers. When there was an increase of both the transportation of goods and passengers as well, due to the limited area surrounding the Hua Lamphong railway station which encompassed 120 Rai(48acres), further expansion was not possible, this also was due to the traffic situation around the station. Due to these factors the transportation of goods sector was shifted to the Phahon Yothin area since 1960 and the present station was renovated to cater only transporting passengers who would arrive from all areas of the country.

Phaya Thai Palace in Bangkok Travel

Located west of The Victory Monument in Bangkok of Thailand, on Ratchavithi road, it is very easy and convenient to get to the palace. The palace is the old one dating from The King Rama V. You can travel to the place by taking any number of buses that running on Ratchavithi road from The victory Monument to the west of it such as number 8, 92 and etc. You can also walk from The Victory Monument to the palace as well and it takes about 5-10 minutes to get to the place.

The history of Phaya Thai Palace

King Rama V had ordered the construction of Phaya Thai Palace in 1908, in order to use it as his residence for relaxation when he travelled to Na Luang Khlong Phaya Thai. Subsequently, H.M. Queen Somdet Phra Sri Phatcharinthra came to reside at this palace, and she herself led her relatives to do paddy farming, so king Rama V ordered to build more residences within the palace grounds. After King Rama V. passed away, H.M Queen Somdet Phra Sri Phatcharinthra moved to reside at Phaya Thai Palace until the last day of her life. During the reign of King Rama VI, the king ordered to build more residences and several buildings on the palace grounds to be used as one of the royal palaces. King Rama VI came to reside occasionally at this palace later, king Rama VII donated some parts of the palace to the state railways of Thailand in order to be used as a luxury hotel for foreign guest of the government. The hotel was named Hotel Phaya Thai. As for the Phaya Thai Palace, the authority used it as the office for the medical division of the Bangkok military district, and it became a hospital in 1946. In 1952 the defence ministry asked for the royal permission to name the hospital Phra Mongkutklao Hospital in remembrance of king Rama VI