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The National Gallery) - The National Gallery was originally called Rong Kasap Sitthikan. King Rama V graciously ordered to build a new mint factory instead of the old one which was situated on the Grand Palace grounds, in order to produce coins. This location of the new mint factory was the former Palace of Phraratchawang Bowonsathan Mongkhon Familly. The construction was completed in 1902. It was a beautiful building, built from bricks like the buildings in Europe. The machine used for the fabrication of the coins was ordered from Europe, and was very modern at that time. Its capacity was around 80,000-100,000 coins a day. The cost of construction including the machine was around 800,000 baht. Consequently, when the mint factory was moved to Pradiphat Road, the Ministry of Finance gave the old building of Rong Kasap Sitthikan to the Fine Arts Department. The building was renovated and it was used for various art exhibitions and is called the National Gallery. Somdet Phrathep Pharat Ratchasuda Sayam Dorommaratoha Kumari presided at the inauguration ceremony on August 3, 1977
The National Gallery
Mayompuri Siam Garden Bar) - Mayompuri Siam Garden Bar on Chakrabongse Road, next to Khaosan Road, Bangkok
Mayompuri Siam Garden Bar
Wat Chanasongkhram Ratchaworamahawiharn) - Wat Chanasongkhram Ratchaworamahawiharn is an old monastery which was built before the first reign of Rattanakosin (before 1782). The former name is Wat Klang Na (Temple in the Paddy Field). In the reign of King Rama I, Somdet Phra Bowonratchao Mahasurasinghanat (the viceroy in King Rama I's reign) granted Mon people and Monks to lived in the area, renovated the temple to be residence of Mon Monks. Later, King Rama I gave the new name Tong Pu (name of a town in Myanmar) after the name of Mon Temple in Ayutthaya and Lopburi. In the reign of King Rama I, the temple became a center of Mon sect of Buddhism as he awarded to Mon soldiers who formed major troop in war with Burmese. After the war, the temple was restored and made the Royal Temple, and then renamed again to be Chanasongkhram which means Victory of War, as Thai gained victory over Burmese for three times between 1785 - 1787.
Wat Chanasongkhram Ratchaworamahawiharn
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