Wongwian Yai

Coordinates: 13°43′35.04″N 100°29′21.03″E / 13.7264000°N 100.4891750°E / 13.7264000; 100.4891750
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Statue of King Taksin at Wongwian Yai

Wongwian Yai, also spelled "Wong Wian Yai" or "Wongwien Yai" (

King Taksin
is situated.

It overlaps between the four sub-districts of two districts,

Samut Sakon provincial city) and Mae Khlong (Samut Songkhram
), a southwestern suburb of Bangkok.

History

The circle appearing on an issue of Thailand Illustrated in 1954

The circle was built following the

Rattanakosin Kingdom). The bridge from old Bangkok conducted 11 new road projects to be built on Thonburi side of the Chao Phraya River, also with the circle. It was named Wongwian Yai, "big circle" in Thai, as there was a smaller traffic circle with a clock tower next to the Memorial Bridge called Wongwian Lek, "small circle". The statue of King Taksin was built 21 years later.[1] [2]

Statue of King Taksin

As a memorial to Taksin the Great, one of the great Thai kings who liberated the country after Ayutthaya was taken by the Burmese in 1767, a statue was built here in 1953, on the Thonburi side of the river where the king had established a new capital in 1768. The statue was created by the Italian sculptor

Corrado Feroci, who worked under the Thai name Silpa Bhirasi. A state ceremony on a day of homage to the king, 28 December, has been held annually since 1954.[1]

Wongwian Yai area

The circle is one of Bangkok's major traffic intersections, linking residential areas on the Thonburi side to Bangkok's downtown via the Memorial Bridge in the north. The northeastern road, Lat Ya, links Khlong San Pier with ferry service to

Samut Prakan Province. The western road, Inthara Phitak, is important as it links to the beginning of Phet Kasem Road
, the highway to west and south Thailand. At the southwest corner of the circle, there is a commuter railway station to Samut Sakhon Province.

Because of its traffic, the area used to be the major business area of Thonburi, before urbanization reached outer areas of Bangkok. There are many markets, retail shops, department stores, cinemas, and other businesses. The area is also known for its large cluster of Thai leather traders on Charoen Rat Road opposite the railway station.

From Wongwian Yai along Prajadhipok Road to the north is Ban Khaek, a four-way intersection, where Prajadhipok cuts across

Persia, the famous community figure is Sheikh Amad who came to Ayutthaya as a trader in the reign of King Songtham
. After Ayutthaya was sacked, the Shia Muslim group migrated to Thonburi and have been living there ever since. When they perform their daily ritual, the men wear white shirts and hats with five folds representing five people respected by the Shia Muslim. They are mostly goldsmiths. There are also some group of Muslim from the south of Thailand migrated to this area since the beginning of Rattanakosin period.

Next to Ban Khaek up north before reaching the Chao Phraya River is Wongwian Lek, the traffic circle intersection, constructed during the reign of King

Tha Prachan
.

Places

Transportation

The circle is one of the BMTA bus hubs on the Thonburi side of the river. There are bus stops at all four roads around the circle, for bus lines: 3, 4, 7, 7A, 9, 10, 20, 21, 37, 42, 43, 57, 68 (minibus), 82, 84, 84A, 85, 88, 89, 105, 111, 120, 149, 164, 167, 169, 172, 173, 177, 529, 530, 542.

Taksin Bridge Station. It is at Taksin intersection, 1 km south of the circle, and was opened on 15 May 2009.[3] [4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "ที่มาของอนุสาวรีย์พระเจ้าตากฯ วงเวียนใหญ่ กับศรัทธาของ จอมพล ป. พิบูลสงคราม". SILPA-MAG (in Thai). 2017-12-28.
  2. ASTV Manager
    (in Thai).
  3. ^ "วงเวียนใหญ่". transit Bangkok (in Thai).
  4. ^ "เปิดรถไฟฟ้าสายสีลม เที่ยวปฐมฤกษ์ ตากสิน-วงเวียนใหญ่". Thairath (in Thai). 2009-05-15.

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