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PALACES - MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS -
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The fortifications of Bangkok consist of several series of
defensive structures built to protect the city during the late
Ayutthaya to early Rattanakosin periods. The earliest structures
were built when Bangkok was an outpost of Ayutthaya guarding
entry to the Chao Phraya River during the 15th–16th centuries.
These were reinforced when the city became the site of the
short-lived capital of Thonburi after the fall of Ayutthaya in
1767. New walls and forts were built when the city of
Rattanakosin replaced Thonburi in 1782, which were mostly
removed and replaced in the second half of the 19th century in
order to accommodate the expanding city. Today, four of the
city's defensive forts remain, along with two short sections of
the Rattanakosin city wall and one of the city gates. |
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Phra Nakhon |
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Palaces-Monuments and Memorials |
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