Ratchadaphisek Road

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Ratchadaphisek Road (Thai: ถนนรัชดาภิเษก, RTGSThanon Ratchadaphisek), also known as Bangkok Inner Ring Road (Thai: ถนนวงแหวนรอบในกรุงเทพมหานคร) is a major road in Bangkok, Thailand. Conceived in 1971 and opened in 1976, it connects earlier portions including Asok Montri, Wong Sawang and Charan Sanitwong Roads to form the city's inner ring road system. The road's name comes from the celebration 25th year of a monarch's reign of King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

Map showing the Ratchadaphisek ring road system in red.
Ratchadaphisek Road at Asok junction with Sukhumvit Road, seen towards south.

Ratchadaphisek Road crosses major traffic arteries such as Sukhumvit Road and Sirat Expressway.

Ratchadaphisek entertainment district

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The Ratchadaphisek district stretches from the junction with Rama IX Road to the one with Sutthisan Winitchai Road. It is a well-known entertainment area,[1] including shopping complexes such as The Esplanade, cinema complexes such as Major Cineplex, a night bazaar, and night markets as well as love hotels.

Along with Royal City Avenue (RCA) and Patpong, portions of the district are designated as "entertainment zones" and thus allowed to remain open until 02:00.[2]

Previously, in the 1980s, the same area was home to several large Thai restaurants in the form of garden restaurants. They were usually traditional Thai wooden houses with waiters wearing distinctive Thai costumes. The largest one was "Tamnak Thai" (ตำหนักไท, "Thai palace"). The restaurant was divided into four Thai houses, serving food from all four regions of Thailand. The waiters wore Thai costumes but skates for speedy service. It later closed down and the owner reopened it under the name Royal Dragon Restaurant on Bang Na–Trat Road in the early 1990s, which Guinness Book of World Records has recorded as the world's largest restaurant.[3][4]

Rapid Transit

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References

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  1. ^ "Ratchadapisek Road - Entertainment Area".
  2. ^ Itthipongmaetee, Chayanit (2018-02-13). "WHY BANGKOK'S FUN IS ENDING AT MIDNIGHT AGAIN". Khaosod English. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  3. ^ "ภัตตาคาร "ตำหนักไทย" หายไปไหน". ThaiFranchiseCenter (in Thai). 2024-09-30. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  4. ^ บรรเจิดเริ่ดสะแมนแตน (2024-09-30). ""ตำหนักไทย"". Facebook (in Thai). Retrieved 2020-07-14.
  5. ^ http://www.bangkokmetro.co.th/map.aspx?Lang=En&Menu=8&Sid=13

See also

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