| NONTHABURI
Nonthaburi is over 400 years old, dating back to when
Ayutthaya was the capital. The town was originally located at Tambon Ban Talat
Khwan, a famous fruit orchard where the Chao Phraya River and various canals
pass through.
King Prasat Thong ordered the digging of a canal as a shortcut from the south
of Wat Thai Muang to Wat Khema because the old waterway flowed into Om River to
Bang Yai then to Bang Kruai Canal next to Wat Chalo before ending in front of
Wat Khema.
After the new shortcut was completed, the Chao Phraya River changed its flow
into the new route that remains today. In 1665, King Narai the Great noticed
that the new route gave enemies too much proximity to the capital. Therefore, he
ordered that a fortress be built at the mouth of Om River and relocated
Nonthaburi to this area. A city shrine still stands there.
Later during the reign of King Rama IV of the Rattanakosin period, he ordered
the town moved to the mouth of Bang Su Canal in Ban Talat Khwan. King Rama V
then had the provincial hall built there on the left bank of the Chao Phraya
River. In 1928, the hall was moved to Ratchawitthayalai, Ban Bang Khwan, Tambon
Bang Tanao Si. It is now the Training Division of the Ministry of Interior on
Pracha Rat 1 Road, Amphoe Muang, on the bank of the Chao Phraya River. The
building is of European architecture decorated with patterned woodwork. The Fine
Arts Department has registered it as an historical site. The provincial hall is
now on Rattanathibet Road
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travel information for nonthaburi |
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Boat
Take a Tha Chang-Bangkok Noi-Bang Yai ferry line from Chang Pier. It operates
from 06.30 to 23.00 hrs. and leaves from the pier every 30 minutes. The best
time for the visitors to ride a
ferry is from 08.30 to 15.30 hrs.
There are also daily express boats or Chao Phraya express boats
between Wat Ratcha Singh Khon Pier,Amphoe Yanawa and Wat Toei Pier,
Amphoe Pak Kret District from 6 am. to 6 pm., leaving the pier every 20
minutes For more information, please contact Chao Phraya Express Boat
Co.Ltd. Tel : 0 2222 5330 or 0 2623 6001-3 or
www.chaophrayaboat.co.th
Car
From Phra Nang Klao Bridge turn left to Bang Kruai for 17 kilometres at Bang
Bua Thong junction, turn right to Nonthaburi District Office at Wat Chalo,
continue driving for 500 metres. Wat Bang O will be found on the right.
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