Bangkok

Full cite of Bangkok, written inward front end of Bangkok Administrative Building

Bangkok is the capital, largest urban expanse in addition to chief urban center of Thailand. Known inward Thai equally Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (Thai: กรุงเทพมหานคร, pronounced [krūŋ tʰêːp máhǎː nákʰɔ̄ːn] ( listen)), or กรุงเทพฯ Krung Thep ( [listen]) (help·info), pregnant "city of angels" for short, it was originally a pocket-sized trading post service on the due west banking concern of the lower Chao Phraya River during the Ayutthaya Kingdom.

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

It became the upper-case missive of the alphabet inward 1768 afterwards the devastation of Ayutthaya past times Burmese invaders. However, the electrical current Rattanakosin Kingdom did non start until 1782, when the upper-case missive of the alphabet was moved to the eastward banking concern of the river past times Rama I next the kicking the bucket of King Taksin.

Yaowarat Road nigh the banks of the Chao Phraya River is Bangkok's Chinatown. The urban center is dwelling job solid to nigh 250,000 Chinese immigrants

The urban center is to a greater extent than formally called "Phra Nakhon" (Thai: พระนคร), referring to the master copy boundaries of the 18th century, spell the cite Krungthep Mahanakorn includes the urban areas which accept since grown. Foreigners to a greater extent than oft than non telephone vociferation upwards the urban center past times its master copy cite of Bangkok.

Bangkok's Chao Phraya River cuts the urban center betwixt Thon Buri in addition to Krung Thep core, in addition to is at times referred to equally the River of Angels

The Sukhumvit expanse of Bangkok

Central Bang Na expanse inward Bangkok

Siam Square is Central Bangkok's shopping district, combining several large malls in addition to side shops alongside both local in addition to international brands

Lumphini Park

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