Bang Rak District
Bang Rak ( Thai: บางรัก, bā ː ŋ rák, such as: " City of Love" ) is one of the 50 districts ( Khet ) of Bangkok, capital of Thailand. Bang Rak is located in the center of the city and is home to Bangkok's financial district. It includes the main roads Thanon Silom (English Silom Road) and Thanon Surawong.
Geography
Bang Rak is bounded on the north by the Rama IV Road ( Thanon Phra Ram 4), in the south of Sathon Road and to the west by the Chao Phraya River and the Maha - Phruetharam Street.
Bang Rak is bordered by four other districts, clockwise from the north: Pathum Wan, Sathon, Khlong San ( on the other bank of the Chao Phraya River ) and Samphanthawong.
History
The district Bang Rak was born in 1912. The original name of the area was originally in Thai บาง รักษ์ ( Bang Rak also spoken ), which means something like " place of healing ", because here was a major hospital. Over time, it became the shorthand notation, which now means " place of love ". For this reason, Bang Rak, the district, which is visited by most brides and grooms, especially on Valentine's Day.
Attractions
Bang Rak is known for the area around the Silom Road ( Thai: ถนน สิ ลม ), which offers many shops. Open Late at night, many bars and go-go establishment in the near Thanon Patpong. Besides clothes and souvenirs are sold at the night market. On the Bang Rak market Thanon Charoen Krung between the ( " New Road " ) and the banks of the Chao Phraya River in the morning you can buy meats that are otherwise rarely in Thailand receives as mutton and lamb.
The State Tower at the Silom Road is the tallest building in Bang Rak, and with 247 meters height, it is second only in Thailand from Baiyoke Tower II. The Dusit Thani Hotel is located at the other end of Thanon Silom and forms with its distinctive triangular shape, a further attraction of the district.
Oriental Hotel, Shangri -La Hotel and the Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel: In the west of the Chao Phraya Bang Rak, several luxury hotels are located on the banks of flows. The Oriental has built more than 100 years ago and since then has been the most prestigious hotels worldwide.
Buddhist Temples: In Bang Rak there are few Buddhist temple ( Wat ). Foremost among these are:
- Wat Hua Lamphong ( Thai: วัด หัวลำโพง ) - it takes its name from Khlong Hua Lamphong, which was filled up long ago and replaced by the present Rama IV Road.
- Wat Maha Phruettharam ( Thai: วัด มหาพฤฒาราม วรวิหาร ) - over 300 years old temple on the east bank of Khlong Krung Kasem Phadung, 1852, reconstructed in the reign of King Mongkut (Rama IV ), since " royal temple of third class ".
Interesting religious buildings of other religions:
- Sri Maha Mariamman Hindu temple is ( วัด พระ ศรี มหา อุ มา เทวี ) also known as Wat Phra Sri Maha Umathewi or Wat Kaek ( วัด แขก ). Once a year, from the first to the ninth day of the eleventh lunar month a ceremony is held, in which the statues of the temple gods are carried by the Hindu community in a procession along the Thanon Silom. Some believers will put their cheeks or the skin of the upper body pierce with sharp objects, where no blood flows, and the faithful feel seemingly no pain (see: the Vegetarian Festival on Phuket island ).
- Assumption Cathedral ( Assumption Cathedral ) of the Archdiocese of Bangkok, which is also frequently appears as a location in films.
Educational institutions
In the district there is the skin area of the Assumption Catholic School was founded in 1885 as well as the private Christian University.
Traffic
Bang Rak is bound by both the Skytrain ( BTS) and by the underground metro. Most stops are often located at the periphery of the district, as the narrow streets do not allow better connectivity.
Skytrain stations are: Sala Daeng, Chong nonsi, Surasak and Saphan Taksin ( Taksin Bridge, named after King Taksin ).
Metro stations are: Si Lom, Sam Yan and Hua Lamphong Station.
Ferries connect Bang Rak with the opposite bank of the Chao Phraya River ( Khlong San District ). Speedboats operate also on the river. Several lines run in both the north and to the south of Bangkok. Their central station is located on Sathon Taksin Bridge ( Saphan Taksin ). It is served by all lines. More berths in the district Bang Rak are Oriental, Wat Mueang Kae and Sri Phraya.
Management
The district is divided into five sub-districts ( Kwaeng ):