The historical name of Bangkok – the capital and the largest city of Thailand, officially consists of 20 words, most of which are now obsolete and are not used in Everyday life. But, if you try to translate them, everything will be point out that this is an exceptional, majestic city angels who have earned the divine grace of God Indra. Because of this the number of words in the name, the city hit the book of records Guinness.
The very name Bangkok (Bangkok) comes from the name villages (bang), which in ancient times served as a shopping center and the port, where olive trees were originally grown on the site of the current capital (kok) trees.
Bangkok became the capital of Thailand in 1782, when King Rama I built a palace on the site of this village and called it Kroon Thep (Krung Thep), i.e. “City of Angels”.
What to see in Bangkok
Because of the divine favor to the city, and maybe not only, but the main attractions of the city were and remain temples and monasteries. So you can see a lot in Bangkok what.
For example, the 12th century temple of Wat Pho (Wat Pho) (temple of the Reclining Buddha, waiting Nirvana). The length of the statue of Buddha comes to 46 meters, and height – 15. Buddha’s feet are covered with mother-of-pearl patterns conveying his individual traits.
The temple of the statue of the 66-meter Emerald Buddha is called Wat Phra Keo (Wat Phra Keo) – the most sacred place in Thailand.
The iron symbol of Buddhism is embodied in the temple of Wat Ratchanadda (Wat Ratchanadda), named after Princess Somanas Wadhanavadi – “King’s granddaughter.”
For those who are not religious rites, their gates open nightlife of the city, distinguished by its unique charm. A huge variety of restaurants, clubs, places of entertainment, shopping centers – will satisfy the most refined taste of any tourist.
I would like to say a few words about the world famous hotel. Bangkok – The Oriental Bangkok, whose rooms are decorated in national style, but with a special royal splendor – bathrooms trimmed, neither more nor less, marble, and the common hall of the hotel reminds royal palace. In addition, the hotel has own pier, gardens and a pool over the river.
From the past, the city still has some channels (klongs), for that “city of angels” received the additional name “Eastern Venice “. Most of them are already covered and moving along them. ground transportation, but through the remaining channels, quite well, River trams and ferries cross the coast Chao Phraya River.
In all other respects, Bangkok is a huge metropolis with a bunch people, cars, dirty air. Therefore, it is best to come here, to see the sights, and spend most of the time in smaller cities and islands on the sea.
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