Fort Mahakan Bangkok Thailand
Mahakan Fort, Rattanakosin Island, Bangkok, Thailand.
Bangkok was originally moated and walled with forts at intervals along it ( built in 1783 during the reign of King Rama I ). A canal formed the moat dug at a distance of about two kilometres from the Royal Palace, leaving the river to the north of the city and rejoining it to the south. The moat was 7.2 km long, and it is today called Klong Bang Lamphu and Khlong Ong Ang.
Strong and solid walls were constructed along the inner side of this canal, being 3.6m high and 2.7m thick. It was broken by 16 gates and 14 forts ( Phra Sumen, Yukornton, Mahaprab, Mahakan, Mootaluog, Seurtayan, Mahachai, Charkphet, Phisua, Mahaluok, Mahayak, Phrachun, Phra-Ar-thit, and Isintorn ).
Only two forts are remaining along the former wall: Fort Mahakan and Fort Phra Sumen.
Mahakan Fort, located next to Wat Ratchanaddaram, is just one of the two remaining fortresses of medieval Bangkok (the other being Phra Sumen Fortress). It was built when the old city of Bangkok was protected by moats. There were three moats radiating from the Royal Palace. In the olden days, there were 16 gates and 14 forts into the old city of Bangkok
It has a width of 38 meters and a height of 4.9 meters. It has three floors with staircases leading to the first two. The highest floor is an octagonal tower with an entrance. In addition, part of the old city wall is still standing. It runs for about 200 meters along Maha Chai Road.
Mahakan Fort was inscribed as a National Ancient Monument of Thailand by the Fine Arts Department in 1949. The government wanted to turn the area between the canal and the city wall into a park, but are met with resistance from the community that stays on that land. Now the authorities are looking into turning it into a living museum of vintage houses.
Santi Chai Prakan Park and Phra Sumen Fort in Bangkok - Thailand 4K Travel Channel
The Santi Chai Prakan Park and the Phra Sumen Fort are in the Phra Arthit Road, near the Rama-VIII bridge on the shore of the Chao Phraya. From Khao San Road it's an about five-minute walk. The nearest express boat pier is Tha Phra Athit (No 13).
The park was transformed from an abandoned space of a sugar factory and completed 1999. King Rama IX named it Santi Chai Prakan Park, meaning The park with a fort that symbolized the victory of peacefulness.
The Santi Chai Prakan mansion, built as a wooden Thai-style pavilion, was built to celebrate the 60th birthday of King Rama IX (King Bhumipol) on the 5th of December 1999.
The Santi Chai Prakan Park is of great popularity and an oasis of the quiet in this lively city. Besides a wonderful view of the Chao Phraya River, you find beautiful tropical trees, like the more than 100 years old Lam Phu Tree.
On the southwestern edge of the park is a beautiful relief, which originally belonged to a monastery.
The Phra Sumen Fort is at the northeastern end of the park. Built in 1783 by King Rama I, it was one of 14 forts to defend the new capital against invasion.
It was made from bricks coated with cement in octagon-shape and is 10.5 m heigh. The size from the northern side to the southern side is 45 meters wide. In the middle of the fort, there are 38 rooms for ammunition and weaponry.
With the modernization of Bangkok, the old city fortifications were no longer needed and most of them gradually fell into disrepair or were demolished. Today, Phra Sumen Fort and Mahakan Fort are the only still standing. In 1949, Phra Sumen Fort became as National Monument and was renovated in 1981.
In 2015 it was renovated again. Equipped with the original guns, it shines in new splendor.
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Der Santi Chai Prakan Park und das Phra Sumen Fort liegen an Phra Athit Road, nahe der Rama-VIII-Brücke am Ufer des Chao Phraya. Von der Khao San Road sind es etwa 5 Gehminuten. Die nächste Express Boot Anlegestelle ist Tha Phra Athit (Nr. 13).
Der Park entstand auf dem ehemaligen Gelände einer Zuckerfabrik. Er wurde 1999 fertiggestellt. König Rama IX nannte ihn Santi Chai Prakan Park, was bedeutet, Der Park mit einer Festung, der den Sieg der Friedlichkeit symbolisiert.
Das Santi Chai Prakan Pavillon, ein komplett aus Holz gebauter Pavillon im Thai-Stil Thai-Stil, wurde anlässlich des 60. Geburtstag von König Rama IX (König Bhumipol) 5. Dezember 1999 errichtet.
Die Santi Chai Prakan Park ist von großer Beliebtheit und gilt als eine Oase der Ruhe in dieser belebten Stadt. Neben einem wunderschönen Blick auf den Chao Phraya, gibt es im Park schöne tropische Bäumen, wie z.B einen mehr als 100 Jahre alten Lam Phu Baum.
Am südwestlichen Rand des Parks befindet sich ein wunderschönes Relief, das ursprünglich wohl zu einem Kloster gehörte.
Am nordöstlichen Ende des Parks befindet sich das Phra Sumen Fort. Es war eins von ursprünglich 14 Forts, die König Rama I. im Jahre 1783 zum Schutz der neuen Hauptstadt erbaut lies.
Es wurde in achteckiger Form aus Ziegeln mit Zement erbaut und ist 10,5 m hoch. Von der nördlichen zur südlichen Seite ist es 45 Meter breit. In der Mitte des Forts gibt es 38 Zimmer für Munition und Waffen.
Mit der Modernisierung von Bangkok wurden die alten Stadtbefestigungen nicht mehr benötigt und viele von ihnen wurden allmählich dem Verfall freigegeben oder abgerissen. Heute sind nur noch das dem Phra Sumen Fort und das Mahakan Fort erhalten. 1949 wurde das Phra Sumen Fort zum nationales Denkmal erklärt und 1981 renoviert.
2015 erhielt das Fort einen neuen Anstrich und ausgestattet mit den Originalkanonen erstrahlt es nun in frischem Glanz.
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Mahakan Fort, Rattanakosin Island, Maha Chai Road, Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok was originally moated and walled with forts at intervals along it ( built in 1783 during the reign of King Rama I ). A canal formed the moat dug at a distance of about two kilometres from the Royal Palace, leaving the river to the north of the city and rejoining it to the south. The moat was 7.2 km long, and it is today called Klong Bang Lamphu and Khlong Ong Ang. Strong and solid walls were constructed along the inner side of this canal, being 3.6m high and 2.7m thick. It was broken by 16 gates and 14 forts ( Phra Sumen, Yukornton, Mahaprab, Mahakan, Mootaluog, Seurtayan, Mahachai, Charkphet, Phisua, Mahaluok, Mahayak, Phrachun, Phra-Ar-thit, and Isintorn ). Only two forts are remaining along the former wall: Fort Mahakan and Fort Phra Sumen.
Mahakan Fort, located next to Wat Ratchanaddaram, is just one of the two remaining fortresses of medieval Bangkok (the other being Phra Sumen Fortress). It was built when the old city of Bangkok was protected by moats. There were three moats radiating from the Royal Palace. In the olden days, there were 16 gates and 14 forts into the old city of Bangkok It has a width of 38 meters and a height of 4.9 meters. It has three floors with staircases leading to the first two. The highest floor is an octagonal tower with an entrance. In addition, part of the old city wall is still standing. It runs for about 200 metres along Maha Chai Road.
Mahakan Fort was inscribed as a National Ancient Monument of Thailand by the Fine Arts Department in 1949. The government wanted to turn the area between the canal and the city wall into a park, but are met with resistance from the community that stays on that land. Now the authorities are looking into turning it into a living museum of vintage houses.Rattanakosin also known as Rattanakosin Island, is the historic centre of Bangkok, where most of Bangkok's must see sights can be found, including the Grand Palace and Wat Pho. Rattanakosin was established in 1782 when King Rama I moved the Siamese capital across the river from Thonburi, starting a period in Thai history known as the Rattanakosin Period. Spending a few days in this remarkable district does not just show you dozens of traditional Buddhist temples, palaces, museums, parks and monuments, but also gives you a better understanding of the culture, history and religion of the Thai people.
The Rattanakosin Kingdom was the fourth Thai Kingdom, after the Sukhothai, Ayutthaya and Thonburi Kingdoms that preceded it. When the powerful Ayutthaya Kingdom was destroyed and burnt down by Burmese armies in 1767, a small period of chaos and Burmese occupation ensued in the lands of Siam. The resistance was led by General Taksin, a capable military leader who defeated the Burmese within one year and established the new Siamese capital in Thonburi, right across the Chao Phraya River from Rattanakosin. Instead of just re-conquering Siam, he also seized Western Cambodia, Terengganu state in Malaysia , Lanna ( modern Northern Thailand ) and Laos. Despite these successes, in 1779 King Taksin proclaimed himself a sotapanna ( or divine figure ), in opposition to the powerful position of Buddhist monks. The state was in economic turmoil, with rampant corruption and famine. Many Chinese factions were discontent with the current leadership and King Taksin tried to restore order by harsh punishments and purges. While he was away, a rebellion forced King Taksin to step down and he was secretly executed.
When Phraya Chakri, a popular general under King Taksin who had successfully managed the invasion of Cambodia, returned, he was offered the throne. He was crowned King Rama I, the first King of the Chakri dynasty that started the Rattanakosin Period. One of his first actions was to move the capital across the river, from Thonburi to Rattanakosin. According to him, Rattanakosin had a more strategic location, as he turned it into an artificial island with the the Chao Phraya River in the west and man-made canals in the east. Previously, Chinese merchants had occupied Rattanakosin, but they were now relocated outside of the new city walls.
King Rama I restored the social and political system of the Ayutthaya Period, even imitating that city's layout and architecture in Rattanakosin. For example, the Grand Palace's building plan closely resembled that of the Grand Palace in Ayutthaya. Even the bricks from the ruins in Ayutthaya were moved downstream to be incorporated into the new capital's grand scheme.
Mahakan and Phra Sumen - two Bangkok forts that date to 1782. ป้อมมหากาฬ ป้อมพระสุเมรุ
Bangkok was founded on an oxbow which was made into an artificial island called Rattanakosin Island. It was defended by a city wall and 14 forts, all of which were subsequently demolished, except for two. Today, we will visit those two forts: Mahakan Fort and Phra Sumen Fort
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Mahakan Fort (Bangkok) by Night
Just two medieval forts remain in Bangkok today out of a total of sixteen that were built in the late 18th century by King Rama I as guardians against the country's foes, which were interspersed along a 7.2 kilometre moat that protected the Royal Palace. One fort, Phra Sumen, is close to the banks of the Cho Phraya River and in the heart of the tourist trail, the other, Mahakan, is further in land is located at a busy intersection near the Phanfa Lilat Bridge and shadowed somewhat by the majestic Wat Ratchanaddaram which sits on the other side of Boriphat Road. Now sitting quietly it is easily overlooked. At night, like so many monuments in the city it is lit up brightly with its six ancient, dark and corroded cannons thrusting through its floodlit gun cavities. Like most key installations across this city that were built through the millennia it fuses functionality with the sense of distinct style that Bangkok is known for. Even hundreds of years ago the designers of the Mahakan Fort demonstrated that this trait still applied. Just metres from the busy road it is quiet and still inside, its platforms dusty. It however remains standing in silent watch against an ancient foe that has long since passed into history.
The long moat, which slices into the Chao Phraya River to north of the palace and circles round it to return to Bangkok's life-blood river several kilometers further down, was commenced in 1783 and was dug at an interval of around 2 kilometres from the Royal Palace; it meant the city was fully moated and protected from invaders. Today the moat has evolved into the Klong Bang Lamphu and Khlong Ong Ang. The inner side of the moat was lined with solid, turreted walls that were 3.6 metres high and 2.7 metres wide, and there were 16 gates and 14 forts along its length: Phra Sumain, Yukornton, Mahaprab, Mahakan, Mootaluog, Seurtayan, Mahachai, which I took a look at, Charkphet, Phisua, Mahaluok, Mahayak, Phrachun, Phra-Ar-Thit, and Isintorn.
Three hundred years on and Bangkok has grown out past these medieval walls and into the far off horizon, Mahakan Fort was long ago swallowed up by the rapid rolling out of this unrelenting urban sprawl, but it remains aloof and untouched, a stepping stone to a world that is today unrecognisable. Its white vertical walls form a perfect octagonal shape and its three stories and traditional battlement walls all add up to a harmonious appearance. 38 meters wide and just a fraction under 15 meters high, steep staircases sweep up to the first two floors. Above the second floor a vertical, and once again, octagonal tower has just one small entrance and is topped by a restored wooden canopy covered in a double layer of tiles in the shape of an inverted lotus leaf. Beheath its white painted walls it is built of brick and coated in concrete. A surviving section of the city wall that butts up to the fort runs a good 200 metres up the road.
In 1949 Mahakan Fort was denoted as a National Ancient Monument of Thailand by the Fine Arts Department. During the period that Field Marshall Sart Thanarat was Prime Minister lights were installed to make it more attractive, and it also appeared on the 10 baht banknote for a time. In 1982 the dilapidated sections of the fort were restored and it was painted. Today it's still a sentinel, unravaged by cramped city planning, without any fuss it is as solid as the day long-forgotten workers toiled in the heat to build it, attracting knowledgeable tourists as well as often being included on city tours for foreign dignitaries.
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Phra Sumen Fort in Bangkok, Thailand
Phra Sumen Fort is the only one left of the original forts along the river in Bangkok. Besides its historical value, the octagonal-shaped three-level structure with its snow-white walls is one of Bangkok's recognized landmarks.
Built in the late 18th century, these forts and the surrounding walls protected the just-founded city against the looming Burmese threat during the reign of King Rama I. Previously, the Burmese sacked and burned the former capital, Ayutthaya; adequate protection was therefore crucial.
After the Burmese were beaten back, peaceful times followed. With the exception of a brief incursion by French gunboats up the Chao Phraya, potential outside enemy advances were warded off by clever diplomacy rather than by military force.
The forts fell out of use and perished one by one. Phra Sumeru only remained because it was chosen to be turned into a tourist attraction. It was renovated in 1982, on the bicentennial anniversary of Bangkok's foundation. The renovation is said to be based on the latest photograph of the fort, taken in the reign of King Rama V, so most architectural features are reliably authentic.
However, later additions for bureaucratic purposes somewhat distort the site. We refer to the Santichai Prakarn Park in particular -- a place built to honour the King's 72nd (6th cycle) birthday. Thanks to the new addition, the place is now a popular hangout for college romantics, picknickers, jamming street musicians, beggars, con artist, jugglers and other human floatsam.
Nevertheless, the Phra Sumeru Fort is still worth a visit. Besides its historical value, the octagonal-shaped three-level structure with its snow-white walls is one of Bangkok's recognized landmarks.
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The 18 kilometre long Canal begins at Mahakan Fort on the edge of the Old City, close to The Golden Mount Temple and ends at Bang Pa Kong River close to Wat Si Bun ru-ang..........
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Part 2: The History of Mahakan Fort
Mahakan Fort is one of the fourteen forts that guarded the Rattanakosin Era of Bangkok. It had stood for 234 years.
This is part 2 of a series on the Mahakan Fort community. We will cover its history, cultural significance and the conflict with the city administration.
BMA insists on clearing Mahakan Fort community by end of year
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is adamant the eviction of the Mahakan Fort community will be completed within this year while residents are asked to cooperate with authorities.
BMA starts disassembling structures around Mahakan Fort
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has started disassembling structures located rounding the Mahakan Fort to prepare for the introduction of new public facilities.