Fort Vichai Prasit

The white-walled fort of Vichai Prasit was built in 1688 as part of a defence line of forts to protect Thailand from foreign invasion. However, in 1893 the French managed their way to the capital after the so-called Paknam incident. Although Thailand was never colonised, over the years it has had to hand over almost one-third of her land to appease the colonial powers in neighbouring countries, including the French in Cambodia.

The fort is now part of the Royal Thai Navy Headquarters. map