Rama XIII Bridge

Rama XIII Bridge

A showpiece of modern architecture in Bangkok, the King Rama XIII bridge was completed in 2002 and named after King Ananda, who died under mysterious circumstances in 1946 at the age of 21. The 475-metres long gold-painted cable-stayed span bridge is built with 84 cables supporting a single tower. The bridge is printed on the Thai 20-baht bills behind a portrait of King Ananda.

At night the bridge is beautifully lighted and a view worth watching. map

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claudiajenssenJune 14, 2016 at 11:50 PM
It will be amazing trip with boat travelling, most of the people like to travel in a boat and enjoy water ways.

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ABOUT THAILAND
Thailand in Brief Archeological evidence shows that the area that is now known as Thailand was inhabited as long as 500,000 years ago. The majority of Thai originates from the Tai peoples that migrated from south-west China. Originally living in tribes, later in city states, sometimes ruled by the Burmese or Khmer, sometimes subduing them, the states eventually joined forces in kingdoms.

The Sukhothai Kingdom (1238-1438) initiated the first contacts with the Portuguese who were stationed in Melaka, now Malaysia, at that time. Sukhothai later merged with the Ayutthaya Kingdom (1350-1767), during which time the capital Ayutthaya became very cosmopolitan with Portuguese, Dutch, French, Chinese and Japanese traders settling. After suffering defeat by the Burmese, King Taksin founded the Thonburi Kingdom (1768-1782), but because of ill health he was quickly replaced by his general Chakri who started the Rattanakosin Kingdom in 1782 on Rattanakosin Island in Bangkok. Thailand's current King Rama X is the 10th King of this dynasty.

Until WW II the country was called "Siam", Sanskrit for "dark brown", but the country was renamed "Prathet Thai", land of the Tai, after the major tribe in the country, in 1939.