The ubosot of Rachathiwat Temple, refurbished during King Chulalongkorn’s era and supervised by his brother Prince Naris, features not only Buddhist and Thai but also European-style motifs as well as symbols from Hinduism. Nutthawat Wichienbut
Stroll along the Chao Phraya River and visit the old quarter of the capital Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and you can see living proof of the harmonious mixture of Thai-Chinese and European cultures, which still carries a connection from ancient Ayutthaya to the modern Rattanakosin era.
The term “Bangkok” has been known among foreigners since the Ayutthaya era. It was the area of about 10 kilometres from the mouth of the Chao Phraya River, where all the foreign vessels coming from the sea and the bank of the Chao Phraya River stopped and paid tariffs.
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