Sanam Chai Road (Thai: ถนนสนามไชย, RTGS: Thanon Sanam Chai, pronounced[tʰā.nǒnsā.nǎːmt͡ɕʰāj]) is a historic street in Bangkok's Phra Nakhon District. It continues from Ratchadamnoen Nai Road at the northeastern corner of the Grand Palace, and runs south to meet Rachini and Maharat roads near the mouth of the old city moat, a short distance of 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi). The Grand Palace, Wat Pho, Museum Siam, and Phra Ratchawang Police Station are located on the west side of the road, while on the east side are the Ministry of Defence headquarters, Saranrom Palace, Saranrom Park, the Territorial Defense Command headquarters and Wat Rajabopit School. The Sanam Chai Station of the underground MRT's Blue Line is located beneath the road's final stretch.
The road is named after Sanam Chai ("field of prosperity"), a field formerly located in front of Saranrom Palace and used for military exercises. The field, together with Sanam Luang, was named by King Mongkut (Rama IV) in 1855, in order to follow the naming previously used in Ayutthaya. Sanam Chai is overlooked by the Grand Palace's Sutthaisawan Prasat Hall, which is used by the king for public appearances.[1]
In terms of politics, Sanam Chai Road during the 1960s and 1970s was often used as a keynote address for various political parties in each election. Most often start the campaign at Sanam Luang and ends at Sanam Chai.[2]
^Naenna, Oranee (2002). นามนี้มีที่มา [These names have origins] (in Thai). Bangkok: Praphansan. pp. 42–43. ISBN 9789742308483.
^Zoom (2023-05-18). "แด่ "ขวัญใจ" คนเก่า ในวัน "พ่ายแพ้" 2566" [To the original “Favorite” on the day of “Defeat” 2023]. Thairath (in Thai). Retrieved 2023-05-19.
SanamChaiRoad (Thai: ถนนสนามไชย, RTGS: Thanon SanamChai, pronounced [tʰā.nǒn sā.nǎːm t͡ɕʰāj]) is a historic street in Bangkok's Phra Nakhon District...
SanamChai may refer to: สนามชัย SanamChai Subdistrict in Tha Mai District, Chanthaburi SanamChai Subdistrict in Bang Sai District (1404), Phra Nakhon...
station on the Blue Line. The station is located underground under SanamChaiRoad. During the excavation of the site to build the station, multiple historical...
Siam (Thai: มิวเซียมสยาม) is a discovery museum that is located at SanamChairoad in Bangkok, Thailand. The museum was established in 2007 in the former...
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is bordered by Sanam Luang and Na Phra Lan Road to the north, Maharaj Road to the west, SanamChaiRoad to the east and Thai Wang Road to the south. Rather...
connects SanamChairoad and Saphan Chang Rongsi (Chang Rongsi bridge), at the end of the bridge is the junction of Atsadang and Bamrung Mueang roads, where...
(dividing the two), Bang Rak, Sathon and Bang Kho Laem. It begins at SanamChaiRoad, at the corners of the Grand Palace, Wat Pho, Saranrom Park and the...
SanamChaiRoad. In 1952, the division was elevated to a hospital status and renamed Police General Hospital and was allocated a site on Rama I Road in...
rode elephants in the dirt roads of the old city. 11 elephants accompanied by their handlers marched on across SanamChaiRoad from the Territorial Defence...
most beautiful MRT stations; the other three being Itsaraphap station, SanamChai station and Sam Yot station. The station is situated right in the middle...
Bangkok chose Sanam Luang as the market site. After a few months, the government moved the market to SanamChai. The market moved back to Sanam Luang in 1958...
Ratchathewi, on Phaya Thai Road. During the reign of King Rama VI, Phaya Thai was an area filled with military cantonments. "Sanam Pao" is another familiar...
recognized as one of the four most beautiful MRT stations, along with SanamChai, Sam Yot, and Wat Mangkon stations. Itsaraphap station is the first and...
station, SanamChai station, and Wat Mangkon station. It is located underground from Sam Yot Intersection of Charoen Krung Road and Maha ChaiRoad, of which...
Daeng Sanam Pao Khlong Thom Phahurat (Little India of Bangkok) Sam Yot Saphan Lek Wang Burapha Woeng Nakhon Kasem (Thieves' Market) Phlapphla Chai Ratchawong...
Defence Students. Its headquarters is located on the corner of SanamChai and Charoen Krung roads. Its main building, a two-storey neoclassical structure, was...
floating market used to be in the area of Wat Sai rim Klong Dan or Khlong SanamChai used to be a very popular and famous floating market in the 1960s, when...
funeral carriage, which moves along SanamChai Street, then forward across Ratchadamnoen Avenue and towards the Sanam Luang Royal Square and the crematorium...
Bangkok. It is located opposite the Grand Palace, between SanamChai, Charoen Krung and Rachini roads in Phra Borom Maha Ratchawang Subdistrict, Phra Nakhon...
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