Bangkok is the capital, largest urban area and primary city of Thailand. Known in Thai as Krung Thep Mahanakhon , or Krung Thep for short, it was a small trading post at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River during the Ayutthaya Kingdom. It came to the forefront of Siam when it was given the status as the capital city in 1768 after the burning of Ayutthaya. However, the current Rattanakosin Kingdom did not begin until 1782 when the capital was moved across the river by Rama I after the death of King Taksin. The Rattanakosin capital is now more formally called “Phra Nakhon”, pertaining to the ancient boundaries in the metropolis’ core and the name Bangkok now incorporates the urban build-up since the 18th century which has its own public administration and governor. In the span of over two hundred years, Bangkok has grown to become the political, social and economic center of not only Thailand but for Indochina and Southeast Asia. Its influence in the arts, politics, fashion, education and entertainment as well as being a business, financial and cultural center of Asia has given Bangkok the status of a global city. Bangkok has a population of approximately 6355144 residents while the greater Bangkok area has a population of 11971000 (January 2008). This has in turn shifted the country from being a rather homogeneous Thai population to an increasingly vibrant mix of Western, Indian and Chinese people, giving the city a cosmopolitan status. The capital is part of the heavily …
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i love my hometown , i wanna go back
i miss all of things that belong to Thailand
oh godddd this is thailand ???
very beautiful pictures!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love the people in Thailand
I’ve had the pleasure to meet someThai people. In my experience they are beautiful and polite people who deserve nothing less than my admiration. I hope that someday soon I’ll be able to visit your lovely country. In the meantime, I’ll just keep reading about it. Best regards from Brazil!
Love Thailand
OH JING LORR?
Es una de las ciudades más interesantes de Asia
i love thailand
the land of smile
I am a real estate agent in BKK, want the facts, hit me up at wllmsmpsn@msn.com
thailand is really beautiful country in asia!
I have been living and working in Thailand for 4 years and I must say I’m really happy!
I love Thailand
LOVE THE PPl and culture .. THAILAND IS THE BEST COUNTRY IN ASIA
I think @ 0:39 that was not Wat Pho but actually the daytime photo of Wat Arun “Temple of Dawn” from the previous pic of the Wat taken during nighttime.
ช่วยกันกดสแปมข้อความไอ้ Kong1100 กันเถอะ
ขายขี้หน้าชาวบ้านเขา แม่งอายุ 31 แล้วสมองเท่าเม็ดถั่ว
İ love Thailand greetings from Turkey.
@kong1100 ไอ้ข้อความชวนต่อยตีกับชาวบ้าน อย่าเลยดีกว่าครับ
ผมไม่อยากให้ประเทศไทยขายหน้า
Hello all NAZI thai peoples. You all have pride to invaded a country less military than you? Is your leader name Adolf Hitler? not? or..Abhisit Vejjajiva! right? But both of him is BROTHER with each other.
dislike is cambodian people.
ที่ไหนก็ไม่สุขใจเท่าบ้านเรา
รู้รักสามัคคีไว้เทิดพี่น้องชาวไทย
Thailand is home to us
We love our home
Welcome to Thailand
Most livable city in the world.
I miss Bangkok so much
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1.39
I think it was china town in BKK in the past.
“Yaowaraj Road”